Chapter FiveSea Scope
Julie Brewster wasn't surprised her first guest arrived a day early. Wanda Wilson still lived in Cape Bretton and was one of her best friends despite the fact the woman was young enough to be her daughter. In fact, there were times Julie thought of Wanda as the child she'd never had. She knew Wanda reciprocated the feeling because Wanda's parents, traditional Southern Blacks, had evicted her from their home when she became pregnant at sixteen by a married white man.
There was a period, before the tragic lighthouse incident, when Wanda and her daughter, Wendy, lived at Sea Scope. Wanda couldn't afford to pay for room and board but made it up by accepting a job as the inn's housekeeper. The young woman worked hard keeping the rooms clean, checking in guests, and helpi
