Woman Looking For Boy Who Left Apology Note On Her Door

A Washington woman is looking for a boy who left a $5 bill and a heartbreaking note on her front door.

Chrissy Marie, from Lakewood, Washington, found a note on her door from a boy named “Jake,” with a $5 bill inside.

The note was an apology, because Jake says that his sister took a windchime from Chrissy’s house. The reason why Jake said his sister took the wind chime broke her heart.

“I am sorry that we stole your windchime,” Jake wrote in the note. “Our mom died and liked butterflies so my sister took it to put by our window. I am sorry. This is only money I have. Please do not be mad at us.”

Chrissy says she is not mad at all and that she wants to find Jake so that she can return his money.

“Well Jake, I’m not sure who you are but you can come get your money back sweetie,” she wrote in a Facebook post, according to KCPQ. “I had 3 of those windchimes.” 

She added in the post that she also wants to give Jake a windchime “so both of you have your own.”

Marie says that she lost her own mother at 5-years-old, so she knows how hard it can be to lose a parent, especially as a child. She says she does not want to embarrass or scare Jake, but that she simply wants to give him his money back.

While Marie says she knows stealing is a crime, she says she is sympathetic toward Jake and his sister.

“I’m not condoning the stealing part but he did try to do right for what his sister did, and I lost my mom at a young age so I know how hard it is,” Marie said.

Marie just moved to her neighborhood in January, which has made tracking down Jake and his sister difficult. 

“Apparently, there are a lot of Jakes, according to some of the kids that go to a school nearby,” Marie told the Huffington Post.

Chrissy took to Facebook in hopes that she would be able to find the boy. The post has spread on social media, but she has had no luck finding Jake so far.

“This story went a lot further than I expected,” Marie told the Huffington Post. “I just expected the local group I posted to and my friends and family to see the post. I just wanted to give this little boy his money back. I did not expect all of this.”

Sources: KCPQ, Huffington Post / Photo Credit: KING 5