A squealing howl, a loud bang, and a very prominent
whistling noise grabbed everyone’s attention. The wind suddenly poured itself
into one of the jetways, flinging the terminal door open, bringing snow with
it. A loud bell wailed and a bright red light above the door started flashing.
A woman’s shriek and several children’s terrified screams
added to the din. The gate agent only took moments to punch a code into the
keypad next to the door and silence the alarm. He picked up a phone receiver
and shouted into it over the roaring wind.
His yell was loud enough everyone could hear him reassuring
security the alarm had been caused by the wind, not a person trying to get into
restricted areas of the airport.
Hanging up the phone, he struggled against the wind to push
the door closed. Once the door was secured, he got on the PA system to calm
everyone down. It was several long minutes before the children quieted. (From Meet Me Midway, by Natalie Peck) Read more here.
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