Morning Came!!

After having Ranger Rick escort us back to the cabin and check out the closet, the shower, under the beds and a quick scan of the lanai(back screened in porch. Most likely mis-spelled), he bid us goodnight and reminded us to be safe and he'd be checking on our cabin through the night. We hated to see him go and wished he could protect us personally all night but we knew he had other campers to tend. The second that he stepped out the door, we had the door locked, the chain hooked and the kitchen table slid in front of it. We quickly readied ourselves for bed but double checked the windows and doors for good measure before finally settling in. Judy was a bit leery about sleeping out on the couch all alone and Kim agreed that it wouldn't be safe, so even though Shauna and Doris were certain that we were totally safe, they relented and we all slept in one bedroom. It was not the most comfortable situation but no one needed to know what sissies we were and just in case the convict came around, we would have strength in numbers!
Shauna was the first to fall asleep. We knew this because she quit answering Kim's never ending "Did you hear that?" "What was that?" questions. Doris, being a night owl of sorts, volunteered to be on guard duty for a while, promising to wake us if anything happened. She found the movie "From Here To Eternity", turned the volume down low and told us to relax and go to sleep. Judy said she'd do her part by lying in front of the bedroom door on her trusty sleeping bag. If the bad man wanted in, he was going to have to push all 115 lbs of her out of the way first!!
Shauna was mumbling something in her sleep and chuckled. It was amazing that she fell asleep so fast and that she was dreaming of something happy, especially after our scary evening! Gee, to be so brave and relaxed! Kim finally drifted off and started snoring, Judy's breathing got long and rhythmic as she fell into a deep slumber and Doris' eyes grew heavier by the minute just listening to all the sleep sounds. It wasn't long before her head nodded and she too gave into a much needed rest.
They were all awaken by a loud rapping on the front door! It was morning already! They made it through the night!! But who was knocking at the door this early in the morning?