It was quite late, but the children were still 'wide awake'. [=not tired at all]
One moment she was sleeping soundly—the next she was wide 'awake'.
How long will it take them to 'awake to' their mistake?
(..) They're just other people's letters. Hey. - You were not asleep, were you? - No. Right. I was trying to be quiet to see if you were awake. I really wanted to talk. Okay, what's going on? I know you're going through a lot... but there is something I wanted to talk to you about...okay? (..)2013 Her