Checkout Complications

This morning I checked out of the Pentoc Guesthouse that I have been staying in all week. I went to the reception and the housekeeper called to flag my checkout. She said a bed cover was missing and that I was responsible for it. I told her I don’t have a bed cover in my pack that it was already missing when I checked in. That they can search my pack if they wanted to but clearly my pack was too small to stuff the bed cover in any ways. After a few minutes of debating, I convinced them I didn’t have a dirty old bed cover in my backpack. I insisted this was not my problem and that I should be allowed to check out and get my deposit back. In truth, it was just too early in the morning to be turning all those gears in the head to deal with this.