I walked quickly down the hall and through the living room to the kitchen, where I’d last seen Luke. But he was nowhere to be seen.

How had I been so oblivious to my surroundings? Where has he gone? My eyes searched the kitchen and landed on a door with a small window. I looked through it and saw the barn. “Yes!”

I tried desperately to pull the door open, but it must have been frozen shut. I tried several more times, pulling on the handle with all my might ...