We just resumed a fresh year in school, and I relocated to a new apartment closer to my school to save me from the daily transport fare to school. I considered every factor when selecting the house, but I left one untouched, which was the bushiness of the area that could harbor deadly mosquitoes.
The first night I slept in the house was hell for me. I went to bed early due to the tiredness from cleaning and fixing the house. Before I knew it, I found myself awake at 11:00 p.m. slapping myself on various parts of my body while sweating profusely. Mosquitoes were flying all over the house with their demonic sounds. Goosebumps took over my skin when I saw stains of blood on my bed which was a result of my battle with them.
"God help me tonight," I said as I almost wept馃槩.
Time was far gone, and there was no way I could go outside to get a mosquito coil to smoke them to death(even though I knew it didn't really work like that.)
I got up and picked up the chargeable lantern and lightened the room to see the mosquitoes clearly. I began to take them down with my hands, but the more I killed, the more they multiplied and circulated. And the worst thing was the heat in the room, which got me sweating.
Since there's no way for me to chase them out, I improvised by putting on pants, socks, and a longsleeve shirt to cover my body even in the midst of heat.
After putting on the kits, the sweat increased and I couldn't sleep anymore and also, the mosquito sounds were tormenting, so I married my phone, and that's how I got glued to it until 4:30 a.m., and slept off when it seems the mosquitoes have retired.
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I woke up the next morning and shared my experience with my neighbors; one of them said it's the season of misquotes & houseflies, which is why houseflies are seen disturbingly during the day. According to her, there's a tree that births houseflies during such a season.
"You must be an ancient girl to have known and believed such thing," I jokingly said to her.
"But the way you're complaining about mosquitoes is surprising because we've been living here and it doesn't disturb us as you've said." One of the guys said to me and concluded that maybe I have special blood that attracts mosquitoes馃檮.
We just laughed over everything and went about our daily activities.
I made sure I bought enough packets of mosquito coils to counter the mosquitoes that night.
When time reached 7:00 p.m., I lighted the mosquito coils, and the smoke filled the air. *"I've won them tonight,"" I said as a smile filled my face.
After 20 minutes of smoking the house, I put on a light to check if the floor has been flooded with dead mosquitoes, but I don't think even a single mosquito was there. I concluded that maybe they were flying out of the house.
I went to bed and found myself awake again around 2:00 a.m., hitting everywhere trying to kill mosquitoes. "Oooh God! "Not again this night!" I exclaimed with anger.
I became so angry because I'd barely slept for 3 hours and I knew I would stay awake till the dawn of the day. I got up and wore my war kits (sucks, trousers, and longsleeve shirt) and went to the chair to press the phone.
The next day, I wanted to go for mosquito raids, but I'm allergic to them; they give me a running nose, so I didn't buy them again. I made some inquiries to get a mosquito net, but I was promised the nest week by the hospital.
I would have gone to my friend's place to pass the night, but I'm not a fan of sleeping outside my house. So I decided to stay and face the battle till I get the mosquito net or when the mosquito season goes off.
I stayed and whenever it's night time, my mind flares up thinking of the battle ahead, not just the bites but also the tormenting sound that comes from them. The fear of passing the night without sleep, covering myself with clothes in the midst of heat, tortured me.
I managed to survive a week until I got a mosquito net from the hospital, and I noticed that the mosquitoes suddenly disappeared after two weeks of using the mosquito net.
Rule violation?
I know the rule that go against killing an animal... I don't know if mosquitoes are involved. I contemplated before bringing up the story. Thanks
