Waitress Notices Napkin Scribbled with the Words “HELP ME” on Restaurant Floor — Story of the Day

“HELP ME!!!” Waitress Vanessa sees a scary message on a napkin. Worried, she scans the cafe and finds her boss, a young couple, a strange man with a little girl, and four elderly people, one of them blind. Who among them needs help?

In the busy downtown café Espresso, Vanessa was busy working when she noticed something on the floor. She knelt and picked up a napkin, the words “HELP ME!!!” scribbled on it hastily.

A chill ran down her spine, and she quickly looked around the café. All diners seemed relaxed, except for a young woman at a table with an angry man. Vanessa felt the woman might be in trouble.

She approached their table and asked, “Is everything alright here? Can I get you something?”

“Everything’s fine,” the man snapped at her, but Vanessa noticed the woman looked scared.

Vanessa knew she had to inform her boss, Mr. Evans, even though he was having dinner with his wife and didn’t like to be interrupted between meals.

She approached him and said, “Mr. Evans, I apologize for the interruption, but I urgently need a word with you in private. It’s extremely important.”

Mr. Evans was obviously annoyed but agreed to talk in the kitchen when she persisted. Vanessa showed him the napkin and explained her worry.

“And who do you think wrote this?” he asked.

“I don’t know, Mr. Evans. I found it just a few minutes ago. I think it might be from a customer in danger.”

Mr. Evans didn’t believe the note was serious and dismissed it as a prank. “We had a bunch of teenagers earlier. Maybe it was one of them.”

But Vanessa was worried and insisted on checking the café’s cameras. When they checked the CCTV, they found a gap in the footage, which made Vanessa more anxious.

“I think we need to call the police,” she suggested, scared.

“What? It’s probably a system bug. We can’t call the cops without proper evidence,” Mr. Evans replied, not wanting to make a big deal out of it, and returned to his table.