I have never been attacked so brutally in my life like this. Especially at night. The culprits were blood sucking vicious creatures who terrorized me throughout the hours of dark, without giving me a wink of sleep. I should say that this was my first experience with bed bugs, since I have not encountered them in such severity ever before in my years.
It all happened in one of my frequent shuttles between the garden city and god’s own country, during which you usually board the bus at night, drift comfortably to sleep and happily get off to work in dawn with a yawn. On that fateful night I embarked on one of the grand vehicles of SPS Tours and Travels, wearing clothes which had slits at the sides. After the initial hustle of getting used to the seat and securely putting off luggage, I settled for a good night’s sleep.
Around half an hour after the lights were turned off, I felt sharp stings like mosquito bites over my feet and near the sides of my body. I stated them as mosquito bites since the thought of bed bugs never occurred to me, considering the grandeur of the bus and the ticket fee. Half conscious in sleep, I started the process of picking the little pests off my body without realizing them as bed bugs. Then the severe attack started as more and more of the sanguivorous creatures started quenching their thirst from the same wound from where I had removed them just then.
Neither could I sleep that night, nor could I sit comfortably in my seat as I was so engrossed in the activity of removing them. I realized people around me are shifting uneasily in their positions, definitely under the same assault. But what intrigued me was the fact that nobody wanted to voice their protest or say a few words regarding the issue to the authorities.
To my astonishment, I met another passenger during one of my trips who had a similar experience in one of the vehicles of the same agency. And I found similar horror stories in the web, mainly transcripts of people who wanted to discuss about it. I hope the agency takes some measures to curb the situation considering the fee they were charging for luxury travel.
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