that one time i got stung by wasps over the summer

sometime in june or july 2026, i was preparing to head to an interview for a job i had applied for a few days prior. cleaning some things up in my room, dolling myself up a bit (tho i didn't wear makeup because i didn't want it melting off my face from the summer heat), the basics. 

well i had some leftover cardboard from an unfinished art project and i decided it was time to recycle it into the blue bin at the back of the property of the house i live in currently. wearing some of my nicest clothes, i head out with a tote bag filled with old cardboard and newspapers and open up the recycling bin lid. 

i didn't even notice the stings until the second one hit. 

at first, i felt a hot burning sensation on my arm and my hip. for a mo, i thought, "wtf?" and then the pain hit seconds later and i realized, "o shit i'm getting stung!" 

i screamed, more surprised at the pain than scared, practically flinging that tote bag into the back alley street. after collecting myself, the stings burning like hell, i notice the fucking wasp nest nestled right under the lip of the lid of that blue bin. 

i don't know how many there were, but there were more than five at least. 

cursing, i grabbed the bag and headed inside, abandoning the plan of recycling my stuff. 

oooh boy, the pain was a bitch, a pain in the ass! i had big red welts on my right hip, in the crook of my right elbow, and on my shin, though that one didn't hurt as much for some weird reason. 

unfortunately, it was time to haul myself to the hotel where the interview would be held and i had to walk to the bus stop as i did not have a car so i took the bus instead. 

it was hot out, almost 90 degrees (summers are scorching where i live), and i knew halfway down my 15-minute walk to the bus, jeans and thin cardigan/shirt-thingie were not up for it. added with the wasp stings, i had so much fun!

rightly so, i was miserable. 

the next few days after that, i applied some cream onto the stings which helped ease the pain significantly, but they started itching like crazy once the burning sensation faded and began to heal. as for that bin, the wasp nest was eventually removed a few days later.

i also avoided both the infested blue bin and grey bin meant for the trash, of course.