Sam Wilson

[Gold🤍🌚 @GOLDBABYO]

Landlord: “Why?”

Me: “Because I want to see exactly how much water I paid for.”

Landlord: “You should have noticed sooner.”

Me: “I did notice.”

Landlord: “Then why didn’t you say anything?”

Me: “Because I assumed the bill belonged to me.”

Landlord: “It did.”

Me: “Apparently not all of it.”

Landlord: “You’re overreacting.”

Me: “I’m asking a simple question.”

Landlord: “What?”

Me: “Why was my apartment paying for the common areas?”

Landlord: “I don’t know.”

Me: “You didn’t know for 22 months?”

Landlord: “I said I’d look into it.”

Me: “Okay.”

Landlord: “So we’re done?”

Me: “For now.”

The next morning, the water company sent me the billing history.

I opened it.

The $684 bill wasn’t the shocking part.

The shocking part was the pattern.

Month after month.

The same meter.

The same account.

The same extra usage.

Over 22 months, I had paid more than $6,000 for water that wasn’t coming from my apartment.

I called my landlord.

Me: “I received the billing history.”

Landlord: “Okay.”

Me: “You were right.”

Landlord: “About what?”

Me: “There was a mistake.”