Word: courtyard
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...courtyard, I watched sleepy little Dunsterites toddle out of their entryways, squinting in the light. It was pretty cute, actually...
Those darn Dunster House fire alarms. I should explain that only a few weeks ago, middle-of-the-night awakenings were a way of life. We would bumble down the stairs in our bathrobes and pajamas and congregate in tight little clusters in the courtyard. We'd complain (It's cold. It's so cold out here. It's really, really cold); scan the crowd (oh, look--they're already sleeping together. I give them three weeks); describe what dreams we were having before the klaxon interruption (...then I hand in my blue book and I realize that everyone...
...what really moved me was the beautiful incident afterwards. The alarm was finally turned off, and I went back inside the dining hall. Everyone else in the courtyard moved to the dining hall, too. Specifically, to the Breakfast Bar. To the bagels...
...entered through a nifty gauntlet of candles to see dancing in the courtyard. Real ballroom dancing. With a real dance floor. And an orchestra. In a tent on the lawn...
...real house spirit can be found in the quiet nods you get in the courtyard, the gruff salute of Security Officer Bob and the gravelly roar of Paulie the kitchen guy. It's these little, friendly exchanges that make the house what it is. --John Aboud...