An east-coaster tells its personal tale while crossing a vast continent.

The Cape had good ears, as do all houses. Yes, over the many, many years it had witnessed so many dramas, never once considering it to be eavesdropping, but perhaps it was. When the woman named Janet came closer to examine all the wonderful parts of the Cape, the Cape felt something it hadn’t felt for a long, long time — that she and her family may be the ones that it could shelter for the rest of their lives, as they shared this oceanfront together.