Summer is a glorious time when we get to go outside and enjoy the splendor of nature.
It's also the time when we face one of nature's most pesky little villains: mosquitoes.
Here are the 11 stages we all go through when those little Draculas decide to strike.
You hear the buzzing.
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That familiar sound can only mean one thing.
You try to stop the mosquito.
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So you end up hitting yourself.
You cry because you hit yourself too hard.
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You begin to wonder if you're that strong or just a wimp.
You gag at the blood on yourself from squashing the mosquito.
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Is it mosquito blood or blood from another human?!
You realize that you were too late.
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Even though you killed the mosquito, it still won.
Your skin begins to swell.
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You can literally see the bump rising where you were bit.
The itchiness begins.
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Oh, how it burns!
You tell yourself that you won’t scratch it.
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I won't scratch it, I promise myself I won't.
You end up scratching it anyway.
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The relief is amazing!
You get mad at yourself for scratching it.
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You knew you would only make the problem worse.
The process starts all over again
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Because where there's one mosquito, an army awaits.
