Someone who stole a pizza 13 years ago pays back the pizza owner with interest, but the letter explaining why will touch your heart.

The location of the pizza place and the name of the person who wrote the letter is not revealed but here's what the letter said.

"Back in 2002 I bounced a check at your pizza shop.  I was going through a very difficult time financially and was at the end of my rope.  I had no money and a hungry child at home, so I wrote a check that I knew would not be honored by my bank.  I'm not making excuses for my behavior, just applying some context.  I think of this often and I am incredibly ashamed and embarrassed at my behavior.  I have visited your store several times in the last few years and have always wanted to confess and ask you to forgive me, but I have not been able to summon up the courage, so I just eat my pizza and leave.  I have worked hard and built up a solid business over the last decade and feel that it is my responsibility to remedy this situation.  I hope there are no hard feelings.  I've enclosed a money order for $54.39.  I came to this amount by assuming the original order was $20 and then adding 8% interest compounded yearly for the last 13 years.  Thank you."

The owner of the pizza joint says he going to put up a sign in his window to let the person know he received the money and the letter and that he forgives!

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