Black Waitress Serves Poor Man In Expensive Restaurant, Then He Leaves Her A SHOCKING Note!
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It wasn’t business as usual for Nia, a black woman, when she served a poor homeless man in an expensive restaurant she worked at. It was a single act of kindness that turned her life upside down. Before leaving the restaurant, he gave her a shocking note.
It was a hot afternoon at the restaurant, and this was during peak business hours. The lobby was filled with patrons who had taken a break from their work so they could get lunch. It was an exclusive restaurant, and everyone was beautifully dressed. The men wore corporate suits, some wore jackets, and everyone rocked expensive watches.
The women looked just as dazzling in their expensive office attire. The restaurant was one of the most expensive in the city; it was known all over, and due to how exclusive it was, everyone who could afford it flocked there for their meals. Thankfully, it was always worth it because their meals were delicious, and customers always had something positive to say about them. This was how the restaurant warmed its way into the hearts of the elite of the city and became a favorite for them.
Today, it was as if everyone in the city had come to eat. Nia, one of the waitresses, was on autopilot, walking all over the place, getting orders and delivering them. She wasn’t even thinking—there was no time because there were so many people. She had a kind smile plastered on her face and always had something warm to say to those who called her. However, her focus was on getting orders and delivering them on time so she could move on to the next one. It was an extremely busy period for her, but she did it happily. She took notes on her pad, thanked the patrons when they tipped her, and also encouraged them to come back another time.
As time went on, the crowd began to thin out, and the avalanche of orders also began to drop. Soon, she could finally relax her feet and catch her breath. It had been two hours of constant running around and filling orders. She knew that she was due for a break. However, just as she dropped herself into a chair, there was a slight clink as the door swung open, and a man walked in. The minute he walked in, he caught the attention of everyone, who paused what they were doing to stare at him.
This was for good reason. The man’s hair was bushy, and he dressed in faded clothes that were torn in multiple places. He stood by the door, hugging a bag to his chest as he looked around the restaurant like a fish out of water. All around him, people muttered behind their hands as they stared at him. Some were bold enough to point fingers at him, wondering why such a homeless man would come into their exclusive restaurant. They assumed that such a poor man could never be able to afford to eat in such a place. The patrons were not the only ones doing this; even the staff were talking about him that way as well.
But then, Nia was having none of that. She told her colleagues that they had no right to talk down on anyone just because of how they looked. She knew what it felt like to be poor, and it hurt her that someone was being ridiculed simply for that. She told them that none of them knew where the man was coming from or what his story was, and they were to give him the respect he deserved. Her colleagues stared at her as if she had grown horns.
Then they rolled their eyes and continued with what they were doing. Nia wasn’t surprised by their reaction, and she simply stood up before making her way over to the man, who was still standing at the door, looking as if he had stumbled into the restaurant by mistake. He looked at her, and she saw his face relax into a smile as he stared at her. She introduced herself to him, and he said his name was Max. She gently took his hand and offered him a seat.
She then took out the menu and gave it to him as well. She asked him to place an order so she could get his meal. He smiled at her as he went through the menu. It took over a minute, but he eventually made his choice. She paused at that.
What he had chosen wasn’t by any means the cheapest meal on the menu; it was actually one of the priciest dishes. She wondered if he could afford the meal. She paused as she looked at the menu one more time. She was tempted to ask him if he had seen the price tag, but she realized that it would only make her guilty of the same thing she criticized her colleagues for. So she made her choice and told Max to give her a few minutes while she got his order processed.
However, by the time the order was done and placed on the tray, her manager, Troy, was there waiting for her, and he was livid. He wanted to know why on Earth she was catering to a homeless man when she knew that he was below the standards of the restaurant. He told her to send Max out at once because he was sure that his presence was unsightly and upsetting their more deserving patrons.
This was a direct order to Nia, and she paused as she heard it. She held the tray in her hand as she looked over at where Max was and then looked back at Troy. She told him that she couldn’t kick out the man. It was against her nature to do something so cruel to a humble being like him. She then said if he wanted Max gone so badly, then it was up to him to kick the man out. He had to do it in front of everyone and show them just how heartless the restaurant was.
After saying that, she gripped the tray harder and made her way back to Max. She handed the meal over, and the homeless man began to eat with much gusto. It was as if he had been starving for days and was finally getting something to put in his belly. Watching him eat put a smile on Nia’s lips, and it told her that she had done a nice job, even though she knew she was going to pay for it.
She returned to where she had been sitting when Max had walked in and saw Troy, who was still staring at her angrily. He was mad that she had flaunted his order and promised to make her pay for the travesty. Then, without another word, he returned to his office. Nia stood on the spot, his words resounding in her head as she felt a chill run down her spine.
Things had always been rocky between her and Troy, but for the first time, she was scared that she had gone too far and would lose her job. Working at such an exclusive restaurant was something Nia had wanted for such a long time. Even as a child, she had an avid interest in the hospitality sector and dreamed that she was going to own her own restaurant one day. When she finally managed to secure a job at such a restaurant, she was ecstatic with happiness.
The clientele was sophisticated, and the tips they left were often substantial. Every evening when she went home, she was always smiling because of how much she made in tips alone. Even better, working there meant that she could comfortably provide for herself and her siblings. She had been in charge of them ever since they lost their parents in a gory motor accident. As the eldest, she stood up to the task and had been taking care of them ever since.
Now they were all in school, thanks to the amount of money she was making. Nia was happy that things were going great for her with regard to her job. It felt like nothing could go wrong. Her younger siblings were doing well in school. She was engaged to her childhood sweetheart, and they were planning the wedding together. She wasn’t in any form of debt. Life was just perfect, and to crown it all, she was doing something she enjoyed immensely and that taught her a lot.
Sadly, the joy she felt was doomed to fade. Eventually, she slowly realized how badly the restaurant was treating customers they deemed too poor for their standards. As their target market was the very wealthy, they deemed anyone who was poor as substandard. They mocked and made fun of them and then sent them to other restaurants to eat.
Nia didn’t like this at all, and she was very outspoken about it. She just didn’t understand how her colleagues could comfortably make fun of people simply because they didn’t have a lot of money. It was especially ridiculous because they were not any better. None of them who worked at the restaurant were rich, but they took great pleasure in making fun of poor people.
From someone who came from a poor background and knew what it meant to lack basic things, she couldn’t bring herself to be that cruel to people. She said that she was going to do better than her colleagues. However, she was met with great obstacles.
When she tried to serve a customer who didn’t look wealthy, she was told not to because it would make the restaurant look bad and the elite status that they enjoyed would be forever lost. When Nia tried to be stubborn and serve them anyway, her manager threatened to fire her. In the end, she was forced to relent, turning a blind eye whenever the staff made fun of the poor customers. It irked her immensely, but she couldn’t risk losing her job, so she did nothing about the discrimination, and she hated every moment of it.
That was the start of their rocky relationship. Troy saw her as someone who questioned his authority, and she saw him as someone who loved to make fun of people. He gave her more shifts to work than anyone else, and she had the least amount of breaks.
He was purposely trying to wear her down and force her to quit. Nia saw through it all and was even more resolute than ever. She worked harder than ever. It was as if the more work he gave her, the more determined she was to show him that she wasn’t going anywhere. Her resilience did nothing but infuriate him, but there was nothing he could do. He had no legal reason to fire her, so he could only resort to making her life hell.
Nia had always stayed on the sidelines while her colleagues made fun of the poor who walked into the restaurant. However, it all changed when Max walked in clutching the bag as he looked around helplessly. The minute she saw him, he looked so helpless that she just couldn’t stay on the sidelines anymore. She knew she had to help him out. She was so convinced of her action that she didn’t care about what Troy would think of it.
His threat of firing her faded and seemed inconsequential as she diligently went about answering Max’s order. It was as if she was finally fed up with everything Troy and the others were doing, and that led to the calm reply she gave him. It was also the reason she flaunted his orders and served Max when he said not to. Now, as she stood in the lobby, leaning against the counter, she looked at the floor, wondering if she had finally lost her job.
She felt the chill run down her spine again, making her realize just how scared she was. She could really lose her job over this, and it was all her fault. She knew Troy very well. He wasn’t one to stay silent in defeat; he would always pay her back and pay her twofold. By disobeying him, she had finally given him all the ammunition he had been waiting for, and now he could have her fired without fear of legal repercussions.
The thoughts racing through her head made her so weak that her legs almost gave out, and she had to gently lower herself to a chair. Now that it was all done, she began to think of what it would mean to lose her job. It could be the worst thing to happen to her, mainly because she would not be the only one affected by it. Her siblings, who were relying on her to provide, would suffer for it, and things may get bad enough for them to drop out.
Feeding would also become a major problem because she had little to no savings due to the way she spent all her income on bills. Without a doubt, she knew that her planned wedding would also be affected. Her husband-to-be was struggling financially like her. He also had a sick mom in the hospital, so he had responsibilities too. They were pulling their resources for the wedding because they both knew that it was the only way they could get an acceptable wedding that they would enjoy. With her job gone, the wedding would become impossible because her fiancé wouldn’t be able to finance it on his own.
As the thoughts ran through her head, all Nia could think about was how much of a mess she had put herself into because of her good heart. She should have turned a blind eye as usual and kept her job. At that moment, she glanced over at where Max was sitting and saw that he was just finishing his meal. She could see him smiling as he ate his food and drank water gleefully. Seeing that smile on his face was like a ray of sunshine cutting through the dark clouds of her mood.
She had been able to put a smile on his face, and to her, it was worth it. She refused then to question her good deeds simply because of a system that refused to see all humans as equals. She decided then that she wasn’t going to let Troy’s threat bother her, and she would instead finish what she started. She was no longer scared of what was to come, so she got up and made her way over to Max to clear the dishes. As she got closer to him, she saw him reach into his pocket.
She knew that he was bringing money to pay for the food. She considered telling him to keep it because she was sure he would need it, but she changed her mind halfway. She didn’t want him to see it as an insult. He dropped a wad of cash that looked like it was way more than the cost of the meal he had eaten. She picked it up in shock, running the bills through her fingers as she stared at him.
He then got to his feet and walked away. He didn’t go towards the door, though, but towards Troy’s office. Nia stared after him in shock, wondering why he was going there. When she looked back down on the table, she saw that Max had left not only the wad of cash but also a note. It looked as if he had written it before she came over because she couldn’t remember seeing him write it. When she picked it up to read it, it was brief and straight to the point: “Wait for 15 minutes and follow me to your manager’s office.”
This made Nia even more terrified than before. She wondered what Max could possibly want with her and what it had to do with Troy. She became even more certain that she was about to lose her job. Despite all her fears, she did as asked. Fifteen minutes later, she went to Troy’s office, and when she got there, she opened her mouth in shock.
Max was seated in one of the chairs, but he no longer looked homeless and poor. He looked refined and clean, like one of their dozens of rich patrons. Meanwhile, Troy was on the other side of the desk, looking like he had swallowed a toad. To answer her raging questions, Max revealed that he was a journalist who had come to the restaurant to investigate the allegations of discrimination that were taking place there.
He was a popular figure with millions of followers across all social media platforms who followed his content religiously. One bad review from him could be disastrous for the restaurant. There were records of other companies that had gone bankrupt after he made reviews of their products and services. That had been what he would have done to the restaurant as well.
When he had walked in, he had seen the discrimination firsthand for himself, and that had been all he needed. He had considered leaving then, but Nia had changed his mind. When she approached him while everyone else mocked him, she treated him well and made him feel like a human, and then she took his order. Her act softened his heart immensely, and because of her, he was choosing to write a more favorable write-up about the restaurant.
It was as he finished talking that Nia realized they were not alone in the room. The owner of the restaurant was listening in on them via a phone that was on the desk. When he spoke, he was furious. He said that while he wanted this restaurant to be for the wealthy, it didn’t mean that the poor were to be discriminated against. Anyone at all who could afford it could eat there without any fear of being hassled.
He didn’t want any more discrimination, and he warned Troy that if such news got to him again, he was as good as fired. Meanwhile, he spoke warmly to Nia. He thanked her for her kind heart and right there promoted her to assistant manager. This placed her in charge of all the staff, the waiters, security, and everyone else who interacted with the patrons.
He wanted her to make sure that every one of them treated every customer with the respect they deserved. It was her job to make sure her colleagues became kinder to customers. The promotion came with lots of perks and an increment in her salary. This was beyond anything she could have ever imagined. She couldn’t believe that just minutes ago she was terrified of losing her job, but now she was getting promoted.
True to his word, Max made a post about everything, focusing on how kind Nia had been to him. The post was a massive hit, going viral within hours. Everyone loved Nia and her kind heart, and when they learned that she was about to get married, they all began to make donations.
The choicest venues were donated for the wedding, and they were also granted a good discount on a beautiful house. Nia felt like she was dreaming. She couldn’t believe everything that was happening to her was simply because she had chosen to be the kind one when everyone else wasn’t. Now she could see firsthand what kindness could achieve. She swore then to always be a kind person no matter who the person was, and that oath guided her path for the rest of her life.