My Neighbors Cut Down My Grandparents’ 50-Year-Old Apple Tree — They Had No Idea How Expensive Their Mistake Would Be

little grove with my coffee, I hear the soft rustle of the leaves, not the same as the old apple tree, but soothing in its own way. Sometimes I close my eyes and smile, imagining my grandparents sitting with me. I think they’d be proud.

They always said: “Plant something worth keeping, and guard it with all you’ve got.”

Turns out… I did both. And as I took another sip of coffee, I heard Faye’s voice behind the fence, bitter and low:

“God, I wish we’d never moved here.”

I didn’t even turn around. I just smiled and whispered:

“Me too, Faye.”

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