The Red Maple

Red maple trees were planted in honor of servicemen who were killed in action. Nineteen-year-old Bobby's ashes were entombed under a sapling maple tree after WWI.

A girl was brought to the place he was guarding, but could never leave. A tingle rustled his leaves as he realized that the girl was related to him.

A storm was coming—a different kind of storm—a threatening storm! This was twenty-five years later and the beginning of WWII. What was happening?

A bolt of lightning hit his tree and it fell into the room to which they were taking the girl.

Who was she? He didn't know her—or did he?