What a miserable little outing this was turning out to be
for me. Ever since getting laid off from my job, I haven’t had the time or
money to go out for dinner with my friends, something I used to do all the
time. I truly missed it. I decided that I just needed a break from the constant
job hunting and penny-pinching. I saved up enough to have a nice meal with some
nice people. Unfortunately, everything on the menu seemed to be more than I was
expecting, and I had to settle for a small appetizer. Now, I have quite a big
appetite, so this was definitely not enough for anyone, but especially for me.
To make matters worse, I was seated right next to the kitchen, so I was
constantly taunted by the delicious aromas floating around. I was starving. My
friends’ food looked incredible. I had to constantly make sure I was focused on
the conversation, and not just on the food. Eventually one of my friends got up
to move the car, and the other one went to the washroom. I saw my opportunity.
I took at least a quarter of each person’s meal, and ate it. It was delicious.
I made sure to re-arrange their plates to make sure it didn’t look like food
was missing. Luckily, neither seemed to notice, or at least say anything about
it. It was very difficult to not laugh as on the way home they talked about how
their meals weren’t as big as they looked.
