The airport is surprisingly full at this hour of night (this hour being the wee hours). That's not necessarily saying that it's busy and bustling with activity. It's just apparent that SilentR and I weren't the only travellers with the idea of saving a buck on hotel stays and camping out at the airport before our morning flight.
It's standing room only here at Gatwick Airport as every bench available has a body stretched out, sleeping on it. Some came prepared with blankets and sleeping masks, while most are like Silent and I--baggage for pillows and extra clothes as covers.
Of course I'm still awake.
It's funny the things that people will wake to and then other things that they'll just ignore and sleep right on through.
There are repairmen setup down the hallway working on the fire alarm system. After a muted announcement of a drill, the fire alarm went off. I think of the multitude of sleepers here, 4 woke up, saw that no one awake was panicking, and went right back to sleeping. Meanwhile, not long after, a girl tired to take her suitcase off of her luggage cart without the aid of her boyfriend (who had been coddling her and doing everything for her all night). She dropped the suitcase with a bang and sent the luggage cart sailing across the hall to collide with another sleeper's cart. That woke at least 10 people up for a glance. Actually, those who woke all shot up with a start.
I suppose it's all about the kind of sound. The only reason I didn't wake up for either was because I haven't slept yet.
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