The night that was. Come at me Thursday

Say one thing about last night say I couldn't sleep.
The most dignified among my cats, Mr. Gogi was in a mood and it was around 1 at night that he began meowing because he was hungry.
No sir!! No one is getting fed at this hour. And so I ignored, except he didn't let me.
He jumped near my face, made his pleading purrs, walked around the room making himself audible to wake me because he's a smart cat and he was well aware that I was awake.
I threw aside the covers and opened the main gates because sometimes he likes to go out at night but that wasn't his mood.
No! He kicked at one of the empty food bowls to indicate it was food he wanted.
Nope I nodded sleepily and went back shivering into my warm bed.

It's impossible for me to find my sleep after having been awake for a few minutes and so I started trying to lull myself back into Deep sleep.
He meowed against after a while just as I was almost near the edges of my sleep and this time he wanted to go out.
I waited for a while and then relented.
Fine! I got it again, shivering and opened the main gates.

It was 2:20.
Five minutes later there are tiny feet running amuck in the house.
What on earth?!! I thought.
Mr. Gogi was back from the open balcony and was running around the house making that typical noise he does when he wants to create a din to wake up someone.
It was at this time that 'people' got up, annoyed and banged the bedroom door shut.
I pretend to stay asleep as I tried to inconsequentially find my sleep yet again that seemed to be straying further away from me at this moment.

A few minutes later I heard scratching on the bedroom room without.
It was Gogi wanting in.
I threw back the covers again and opened the door to let him in.

The time was about 3:00.
I told myself to sleep. And started trying to meditate in the head to find it but now it was already 3 and it was time for another cat's rousing. And this time Meera got active wanting to go out, he started walking all over my sleeping person trying to rouse me.
All this activity of me waking up and and coming back to bed had probably woken him up as Meera sleeps on my bed near my feet.
He wanted out.
Again I flung the covers, shivering! Opened the main door and let him out.

The watch said it was around 4:02.
I had to be awake just 3 hours later if not less. I tried to make myself sleep again, and didn't realise when I was asleep.
Around 6:50 I woke up, groggy and ready to die.
One look at me and people asked me to go back to bed and leave the morning rituals be.

I'd have protested on any other day but not today and so back I went with 2 cats in tow who immediately found themselves a snug spot on my duvet and we all slept.
I woke up around 9:20, feeling relatively refreshed and one of the cats it still asleep on the bed. I think I'll wait a while to make the bed and get on with some tea because I need it! In fact I need a big cup.