Then, one sleepless night, I discovered the truth.
And it was much more infuriating than a billing error.
The Strange Noise Outside
That night, I couldn’t sleep.
I had already been lying in bed for hours, staring at the ceiling and wondering how an ordinary household could suddenly consume so much electricity.
Eventually, I heard something outside.
It wasn’t particularly loud, but it was unusual enough to catch my attention.
I got out of bed and walked toward the window.
At first, I couldn’t make sense of what I was seeing.
Then I switched on the outside light.
There, parked as close to my driveway as possible, was my neighbor Monica’s electric car.
And running from the vehicle toward the side of my garage was a charging cable.
I stared at it for several seconds.
Then I realized where the cable was plugged in.
My outdoor electrical outlet.
My heart started pounding.
