What Would You Do?

Hypothetically speaking, let’s say I went to happy hour at one of my very favorite restaurants two Fridays ago.

Let’s say I went with my friendy Jenn.  Let’s say we snagged a table in the bar at the front of the restaurant and had a waitress with blonde hair.

Let’s say we ordered some tapas.

Okay, so the bruschetta didn’t look exactly like this, but there was definitely hummus.

And sangria.  But that’s a given.

And this is all hypothetical, of course.

Let’s say the bill came.

And I only had a card, so I used it to pay the whole check and Jenn gave me cash.

Let’s say it was a $20 bill she gave me.

Let’s say I was too busy using my tip calculator figuring out the tip and didn’t notice when I left the $20 bill on the table with the check, which I had already added tip to.

Let’s say, and this part is important, that I’m a 22-year-old recent graduate with a loan to pay off, rent to take care of and a part-time job at a coffee shop.  I could use $20.  Hypothetically.

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What would you do?  Would you call the restaurant and try to explain what happened or would you just let the $20 go?