Electricity
“You mostly sit inside.”
For years, I had been the woman who avoided scenes.
That night, something shifted.
“Unplug your car.”
Monica sighed dramatically.
“I’m almost done.”
“Now.”
Autos & Vehicles
“I’ll give you ten dollars if it’s such a huge deal.”
Then she smiled.
“Don’t be greedy.”
Greedy.
I stared at the woman who had taken my garden decoration, used my lawn mower, and quietly helped herself to my electricity.
“Unplug it.”
Gardening
Something in my voice finally reached her.
She yanked the cable out.
“This is why I didn’t ask,” she muttered. “I knew you’d make a whole thing out of it.”
I went inside without answering.
The electric bill was still sitting beneath the fruit bowl.
I looked at the number again.
Then I texted Diane.
Language Resources
“Mystery solved. I know why the bill doubled.”
