Chapter Thirty-EightSea Scope: Twenty years ago
Sarah wasn't asleep, but the knock at the door still startled her. It was late. She and Glen had gone to bed at eleven. Their father had tried to get them in their rooms earlier, but they were wound up from snacking on the candy they'd bought in town with Aunt Julie after they'd spent time at the beach. Mr. Donovan and Russell hadn't been around for a few days, so Aunt Julie had more time on her hands to take them places. Wanda didn't allow Wendy to go because she was being punished for talking back to her mother at breakfast. Wanda was very strict with her daughter, and Glen said it was because Wendy had no father to discipline her.
As she lay against her pillow writing and sketching in her diary that helped her relax more than reading or
