We had tried to enter the barn forcefully, but as little four and seven year-olds there wasn’t much we could do except just shake the padlock vigorously. There was no chance of getting in there. Everytime Mr. Martin would go in his house for dinner or anything else he would lock the door with the padlock, it seemed he was hiding something very important in there, and we had to find out. …show more content…
However, my sister didn’t much care for the barn anymore, since we had never gotten in there and she figured we never would. We tried to get my brother to come but he was seventeen and didn't want anything to do it. So me and my brother watched to see if Mr. Martin would ever make the mistake of accidentally leaving the barn door unlocked, yet that day had never come.
Until after church, in July we had just gotten back, and as always me and my brother would race to the window to see if the lock was there. Doubtfully we ran upstairs and checked the lock. My brother got there