"Light bilai, wathura bilai avilla!" Podi Malli screamed, his voice hitting a pitch usually reserved for seeing a cobra in the kitchen.
They spent the rest of the day in total darkness, bumping into furniture and accidentally eating raw chilies because they couldn't see their plates. By evening, the house was silent and pitch black. "Light bilai, wathura bilai avilla
Podi Malli rolled his eyes. "Sure you did. Now go get the real bills from the villa. And hope they aren't even higher!" Podi Malli rolled his eyes
"We are saving the world from the Light Bill and the Water Bill," Podi Malli said solemnly from the shadows. And hope they aren't even higher
"Maybe your thoughts are too bright," Podi Malli groaned. "And look at the water bill. It’s enough to fill a swimming pool. Are you taking ten baths a day? Or is there a secret waterfall under the house we don’t know about?"
Suddenly, a loud knock came at the door. It was their neighbor, holding a flashlight and looking confused. "Why are you guys sitting in the dark?" the neighbor asked.
The neighbor looked at the bills resting on the table. He squinted at them under his flashlight and then started laughing so hard he nearly dropped his light.