Read the following context and choose the best option to answer the question.
Context: Some of the people had fallen at the very tables , looking almost as if they 'd fallen to sleep . But they were not . She turned towards the harbor , remembering the words of the stranger . Only a single ship was docked there .
Question: What may be a plausible fact about some of the people ?
Options: 
A. They had slipped next to the tables .
B. They were pretending to sleep on the tables .
C. They had died at the tables .
D. They are sitting at the tables .


C