She reached the door and blew a kiss at me.
“I love you, Becca.”
The door closed. The realization of what was going on suddenly came over me.
“Mom! No!”
I ran to the door and tried to turn the handle. Mom was holding it on the other side.
“This is the only way, Becca. Go out the window while I have them distracted.”
I tried turning the handle again, but it held tight. My mom’s grasp on the door was strong. I began to hear Bob’s voice at the bottom of the stairs.
“Oh, well look what we have here. One of them has come out to play.” He said with a laugh.
“Leave my daughter alone!” I heard my mother respond on the other side.
I sat near the door, just listening to the footsteps as people started to walk up the stairs, laughing. Thoughts were swirling in my head. I felt like I cou
