The Great Snack Heist of '23

Alright, so here's the deal. My friend Mike and I were at our buddy Rob's place a few weeks back for a casual movie night. We showed up early cause we figured it would give us time to raid his fridge before anyone else got there. Now, Rob's not exactly what you'd call an overachiever when it comes to stocking his food supply, like, I'm talking, he has maybe one or two cans of soda left at the most. But that day was a different story! The fridge was practically overflowing with snacks and sodas. It was enough to make anyone's heart race. So we decided we were gonna take advantage while Rob wasn't looking. One for you, nine for me, right? We each grabbed a few things, Mike went for the chips and I snagged the soda. Now, my soda of choice is actually Diet Coke but seeing as how Rob had this one brand that's not exactly easy to find around here, it seemed like fate was calling. We got there maybe 15 minutes before everyone else started showing up so we sat down to chill and munch on our ill-gotten gains. The rest of the gang was all about to get settled in with some pizza and wings when I heard Rob's voice behind me asking, “Hey, did anyone touch my drinks?” I froze for a second because let’s be real, he hadn't really said it but we both knew what he was trying to ask. My stomach sank thinking that maybe everyone else was just going to say no and leave us high and dry, looking like total jerks. But guess what? No one had touched his drinks except me! I felt a bit guilty at first when Rob gave me this look but then, you know, we were all laughing it off soon enough. It's not like he was going to kick me out or anything for taking something that wasn't mine. Still, here I am confessing because every time we get together now, my conscience nags at me a little bit. I mean, come on, there’s gotta be some sort of karmic balance to all this, maybe next movie night Rob's fridge will have nothing but weird stuff I hate like pickles or something. For now though? Guilty pleasure in hand and I’m not sorry.