Waitress Trusts Her Gut and Involves Police When She Witnessed Something Off With This Family of Four

Judith found it odd that a couple with two children only ordered one kids’ meal. Being a waitress for so long, she knew something was not right.

Judith thought it was a normal day at work when she entered the restaurant. She was used to customers, couples, and families rushing in to satisfy their hunger. Saturday dinner rush always meant the restaurant was packed. 

Since Judith had been working in the restaurant for a long time, she knew how to assess customers and trust her gut about them. She was used to keeping guests calm and comfortable, as it was her job to do so. 

While Judith was busy serving other customers, she passed by the family numerous times. Compared to the other guests, they were quiet. She found this a bit strange, considering they had two children with them.

Judith knew that even the most well-behaved children could instantly have unpredictable mood swings. Still, she was grateful the children were not being unruly and running around. One less problem to handle in a busy restaurant!

Judith confirmed her suspicions when the family finished their order. It was here that she realized they ordered only three meals when there were four of them in the family. There were two parents and two kids.

Why did the parents only order for one of their children? Though the entrees were sufficient for the adults, there would not be enough to share. Judith was genuinely worried about the little girl. 

The children were behaving appropriately—polite and very well-behaved. But something was niggling at her. She had previously seen families deny their kids food as a form of punishment. Could this be the case now?

Judith had to take things into her own hands. She asked her coworker to take over the table as she wanted to see what was going on from the sidelines. She can’t stay quiet about this. She wanted to check on the family without being noticed.

Judith had to be positioned in a place where she could observe the family without being noticed. She could either stand at the back near the waitresses’ area or at the side of the bar. The point was to be as inconspicuous as possible. 

While everyone at the table was talking animatedly, the little girl was not. The parents were only talking to their son, not their daughter. Oddly, the girl didn’t even have any reaction when her family was laughing or telling a funny story. 

One critical point was when the girl looked like she wanted to stand up and move away from the table. Could it be that she wanted to go to the bathroom? Or maybe she needed help. Her wanting to get up from the table could have been a sign.

Judith decided to get the food for the family. She went to the kitchen and walked over to the table to set the full-size entrees down. She noticed these were for the parents. She then saw the kids’ meal. 

Judith made sure the family did not see her while she was watching them. She then pretended not to know about the meals they ordered. She acted confused about a meal that was missed because there was no food for the little girl.

The father made no bones about it. He explained that the kids’ meal was for his little boy. None of the kids reacted. However, Judith saw that the boy was happy when the food arrived. Judith pressed on with her questioning.

Judith’s question elicited a shocking reaction from the family. Everyone froze. Specifically, the girl couldn’t help but look at Judith as if she wanted to say something. Judith didn’t know what to do.

Judith instantly saw that the body language of the two parents became defensive. It was obvious that they didn’t want to be asked more questions, which naturally aroused her suspicions. 

Judith only wanted to help the little girl in whatever way she could. She did her best to talk to Anna’s father, but he didn’t want to say anything. He also told her to mind her own business. 

Judith made sure she kept her eyes on the family while she was running plates to and from the kitchen. Her heart broke as she continued to watch the girl’s parents eating along with the boy. However, the girl did not touch a single food item. 

Judith needed a way to communicate with the girl. She acted as if she was ignoring the family while her mind was busy coming up with a plan. There had to be a way to contact the girl without her parents getting wind.

Judith went to a spot where she thought she would be able to communicate with the little girl. The area had a pillar that blocked her from the parents’ view. For a moment, they were also facing the other direction. 

Judith gave her a wave. However, the little girl did not respond. It seemed she was confused and didn’t know how to react. Judith had to think of another way to get her attention.

As expected, the girl looked at Judith. To her surprise, the girl nodded. Judith’s theory about the family was confirmed. Fortunately, the father did not notice their silent conversation.

Judith decided that the best way to speak to the little girl was to get her to go to the bathroom. This way, she would be able to speak candidly without her father’s stern interference. 

Judith had to tell her closest friends at work about the family. She also told them that the little girl had asked for help. Fortunately, one of her coworkers had also noticed the same thing. 

Although she wanted to help the girl, she also didn’t want to compromise her job, so Judith made sure she told her manager about her plan. Fortunately, the manager even agreed to participate.

Judith’s colleague went to “accidentally” spill the drinks on the father. As expected, he reacted incredibly angrily. This was a signal for the manager and Judith to go to the family’s table and help out.

The mother quickly looked around the restaurant to check if her husband was nearby. Still, there was no sign of him. The mom grabbed Judith’s arm with a steely grip and pulled her close. 

Judith felt as if she had gotten the mother’s blessing to help the little girl. Clearly, they were short on time. She learned that the girl’s name was Anna. Judith saw a spark of hope in the girl’s eyes now that she was finally going to get away from her father.

Anna couldn’t help but be scared. Judith was still a stranger, albeit a very helpful one. She had to find out if this waitress was someone she could trust. Judith did her best to make the child feel she was trustworthy and that nothing bad was going to happen to her. 

Judith and Anna heard rampant knocking on the bathroom door. When they heard his voice, both of them got scared. Anna’s dad sounded mad. They didn’t know what to do next. 

Judith’s manager had to step in. The manager tried to keep the father calm as Judith kept Anna in the bathroom. The father became emotional and visibly upset. 

The moment she got out of the bathroom, Judith found herself face-to-face with the father. He stared her right in the face. He was mad. He quickly grabbed Anna’s hand and went back to the table.

Judith felt she had no choice but to gather up all her courage and confront Anna’s dad. Though she didn’t know how he would react, she intended to give him a piece of her mind.

Judith knew that she wouldn’t be able to live with herself if she let him have his way. When she approached him, he asked Judith if she was going to apologize. Judith told him what she was going to do. To her shock, he began laughing.

However, Judith did not take this lying down. She snapped back and told him to stay quiet. It was the father’s turn to be shocked. He became confused—he hadn’t expected such an explosive reaction. 

Judith could not understand why the man was clapping. He also smiled. She felt she was not being taken seriously and that he was making fun of her. But rather than mocking her, he seemed genuinely pleased. What was going on?

The little girl’s mother also started clapping. Judith became more confused. Oddly, everyone in the restaurant also burst into applause. Judith was shocked beyond belief.

Seemingly out of nowhere, an entire camera crew appeared. Judith was stunned and did not know how to react to what she was seeing. Had they been there the whole time?

Things are starting to become apparent. As it turned out, Judith’s best friend and boss had Judith up to a hidden camera program to let everyone know how good of a good person she was.

Judith could not help but feel confused about everything. It was all so surreal. She got emotional and cried while trying to thank everyone. She was only glad that Anna hadn’t actually been in danger.

The entire program and camera crew similarly thanked Judith for being a good sport. Remarkably, she did not seem upset that she was tricked or pranked. Judith’s goodness was evident on the inside and out.