Recently we had to move some important stuff out of our family storage because of a rat chewing things up. I brought home a large chest full of family scrapbooks and pictures. It looks like an old timey pirate treasure chest with a cartoonishly large padlock.
One of my roommates noticed it and asked to look inside. I told him what is was but didn’t have the key to open it. He then asked if I could break the lock so he could conform with his own eyes. I said no because it wasn’t mine to break and my family liked the charm of the lock. He got upset and insisted I either show him what’s inside or get it out the house. He’s worried there might be a weapon inside, for context he has trauma from any sort of weapon.
I tried assuring him there was nothing like that inside but he kept insisting I open it. I would take it out the house but i don’t want my parents to have to lug this over 100 pound chest up the stairs and no one can put their hands on the key My other roommate says I should just open it to give him peace of mind AITA because I don’t want to open it.