A couple months ago some friends and I took a trip to the coast. In early spring the PNW weather is either absolutely horrid (cold, spitting rain, high winds) or lovely (60s and sunny) and you never know what you’re getting – so our favorite hotel often has a deal. I guess this time it was for king rooms so we ended up sharing beds, which is fine except that some of us suck at sleeping. This time me and another bad sleeper shared and I think it worked out for the best.
TWO BAD SLEEPERS, one KING BED
It’s girls’ weekend and we’ve got 2 king rooms for 4 people.
No. Edit. Hate the phrase ‘girls’ trip’ – I’m going to the coast with some of my favorite women.
4 white brunette women stand smiling together.
Panel 2: Woman A: “I should share a room with the heaviest sleeper because I might cough.”
Arrow to Woman B: Does not want to volunteer but usually does.
Arrow to woman C (dotted outline around white silhouette): Sleeps heavy but hasn’t arrived to say so.
Me: I wear earplugs and am used to waking up?
Panel 3: Woman A and I turn down the sheets of the bed. She says: “Seriously, I hope I don’t wake you.
Me: “Seriously I always sleep bad at hotels night 1 so whatever. “
Her: “Fair, me too.”
Panel 4: Dark, both of us with eye masks in bed. Her, thinking: “Kinda need to toss but don’t want to wake her. Me, thinking: “Kinda have to pee but don’t want to wake her.”
Panel 5. Still dark. Me, sweating, thinking “god it’s hot in here.”
Panel 6: Dark. Her: COUGH COUGH
Me, thinking, taking off my eye mask “Now’s my chance!”
Panel 7:She goes to the bathroom, coughing. I go to the window, tug it open. SEA AIR wafts in.
Panel 8. Both back in bed, still dark. She, turning: Slowest adjustment everrrrrrr. Me,: gentle scratch.
Panel 9, slightly lighter. Both sleeping . Still.
IN THE MORNING
BOTH: I hope I didn’t wake you… hahaha
Text Message from 1 hr ago: On the beach come meet us!
Her: 7am! Ug!
Me: we SOOOO picked the right rooms.
End.