Old Mr. Holland

Jon stood to Leslie's left with his weapon in hand while Nikki stood against the wall of the barn, off to the right, ready to back them up were any surprises to jump out at them. Leslie was the lead on this. It was familiar ground to her. Reaching her shotgun's muzzle towards the door she would slide it open with Jon's help. He gripped the barn door's handle and pulled back, shoes grinding into the mud as he forced it to slide open. The small wheels overhead, which the door hung from, had started to rust with the constant, heavy rains over the course of the year. The sound of the metal wheels grinding against the rusted bar sent an unsettling shiver down one's spine, a ringing sang between the ears like a trapped animal yowling for freedom. The inside of barn was dark. None of them had thought to bring a flashlight.