Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:41:24 +0000 (UTC)
From: Harry Broom <harry.broom@yahoo.com>
Subject: Return to Barcelona 9

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Return to Barcelona 9: A sad day.

It had been three days already and the police had not found Hans. Adam and
Anna were on the veranda and noticed vultures circling in the sky on the
way to Hans' reserve. Anna had a feeling and asked Adam to drive her to the
area. It wasn't far from the main road where they went off the road into
the bush where the birds were gathering. There they found Hans' body. Anna
switched into her emergency room persona and took charge. They chased the
birds and covered the body with a blanket. She called the police and told
them where they had found Hans' body and asked them to send detectives to
the scene.

Adam and Anna waited for an hour sitting in the car talking about their
time with Hans growing up. It was a sad day for them. They couldn't believe
that something like this would happen in their neighbourhood.

"It's a funny thing that in the end, it was Han's beloved vultures that
found him!" Anna commented.

The police detectives took photos and measured the distance from the main
road. They confirmed what Anna had already seen, a bullet hole through his
chest. They couldn't move the body yet and had to wait for a forensics team
to come from town. Anna and Adam waited in the car. One detective came to
take their statements and wanted to know how they knew where the body
was. Anna explained that the vultures had given them a clue as to where to
look. Once Hans' body had been loaded into the mortuary van, they drove
back home. Adam called Tom and told him what had happened, and Anna called
a couple of friends in town to share the tragic news. She also called Hans'
ex-wife to tell her the news who said that she would let some of his school
friends know. Later that afternoon a journalist called and wanted further
information and Adam told her what he knew.

There was a sombre mood on the farm when the workers were told about
Hans. He got on particularly well with the staff as he was fluent in
Setswana and had mastered the idiom over time. Some of the women had known
him from when he was a boy and were in tears.

Hans was the most German out of all of them. He had been married in the
Lutheran Church near the school and Anna thought that it would be best if
they had the funeral there. She called the young Lutheran minister, a man
who had been at school with her, and asked him if he would bury Hans. He
immediately agreed and asked if he could come see Anna and Adam. Not
wanting to be rude Anna agreed and arranged a time. Anna knew that most of
the staff on the farm would attend the funeral and she arranged with
someone in town to bring a minibus to pick people up on the day.

Tom and Klaus wanted to come through immediately, but Adam advised them to
wait and rather come the day before the funeral, he was very aware of the
work pressure Tom was under. Anna and Adam had to go into town and arrange
the cremation. They chose a pine coffin and would have chosen something
even more environmentally friendly if there was more choice.

There was a delay in releasing the body and the funeral could only be held
a week later. The small church was packed, and everyone squeezed in. The
organ played quietly in the background when people came in. There were
people from all walks of life. Adam, Anna, Tom, and Klaus sat together in
the front row. It was hard to hold back the tears. After the sermon, Anna
got up with Adam and gave the eulogy. She didn't falter, even though Adam
stood next to her sobbing at times. The farm staff broke out into Setswana
hymns as the coffin was carried to the hearse.

Adam had arranged for a local caterer to provide eats and drinks after the
service in the Church Hall, and they saw so many people from when they were
young. Anna comforted Hans' ex-wife who was very emotional.

They were the last to leave, they thanked the minister and after helping
tidy up they took a slow ride home. Klaus had been hit emotionally by all
of this, hearing the church language and hearing the hymns took him back to
his youth. He thought about his Jehovah's Witness family back home and
realised how much he missed them and was determined to call them that
evening to make contact again.

Anna pulled out a bottle of Hans' favourite whiskey and poured a drop in
each person's glass. They drank to Hans, and knew that the valley would
never be the same without him. They thought of their grandmother, the
matriarch, and how much she loved Hans, Anna and Adam. They couldn't
imagine a gathering without him.

Adam, Tom and Klaus agreed to go and pack up his things at the cottage the
next day and bring it back to the farm.

Two of the farm workers joined them with a large trailer to help pack
up. There were a lot of natural history books, a bare minimum of clothes,
and a sparse selection of furniture. He didn't have too many personal
items, but whatever he had they packed in boxes. There was a small box in
one of the cupboards containing letters. Adam found a letter he had written
in beautiful script to his cousin when he was still young:

"Lieber Hans, ich liebe dich, Liebe von Adam."

Adam remembered giving the letter to Hans but never thought that he kept
it. It brought tears to his eyes and it took him back to his youth. There
were also letters from his Gran and from Anna.

They packed all his belongings onto the trailer, locked up the cottage, and
went back to the farm. This seemed so final, and Adam sobbed, as Tom tried
to comfort him. He realised that he would never see Hans again. He gave the
box containing letters to Anna who was waiting on the veranda. They packed
all the stuff in the barn and agreed that Anna would distribute things
among them. Adam took a jacket to remember him. They hugged Anna and Adam
in the barn as they cried together.

That night Klaus made a lovely vegetable pasta. They sat around the dining
room table talking about Hans at school, he was a live wire and the
teachers found it difficult to manage him. During this time Klaus slipped
out and called his mother in Germany. She answered and he told her where he
was and that he loved her. She spoke in whispers and told him never to call
again. He was in tears when Tom found him and gave him a hug. These had
been emotional days.

Tom and Klaus would leave the next day and they wanted to spend the night
with Adam. They said goodnight to Anna and all took a shower together
washing each other under the powerful stream of water. They were all hard
when they dried each other. They formed a daisy chain on the bed and sucked
each other off. They then snuggled and fell asleep together. Klaus was glad
to be with people who cared for him.

The next morning Adam was in the kitchen early making coffee for
everyone. Tom joined him and helped carry cups. Tom took Anna her
coffee. She was in bed naked, she sat up to take her coffee and he gave her
a kiss and told her he loved her.

"We all love you, Tom. Remember, Gran also loved you."

After breakfast, they hiked up the valley to Dad's spot to tell him what
was happening. When they got to the rock pools they stripped, and all had a
swim together.

"This river will keep us together," Anna said.

Tom and Klaus left before lunch. It was difficult leaving the other two
behind, but they had to go. Adam and Anna still had to get hold of the
family lawyer to deal with Hans' estate.

Klaus didn't get a chance to tell Adam about Ishaan, but he and Tom spoke
about him in the car. They were keen to have him over for dinner one
night. He was vegetarian and Klaus thought he could make his vegetable
pasta. Tom suggested that they choose a night when he could off work
early. They spoke about Adam and Anna and wondered how they would cope
without Hans, Tom felt that Anna had bottled a lot of her emotions, and
that the loss would still hit her. They planned to visit them on the farm
in a few weeks' time.

Ishaan arrived with a bottle of wine, he was neatly dressed, and his hair
was combed to the side. Klaus gave him a warm welcome hug and a kiss. Tom
hugged him and welcomed him. He was a few inches shorter than Tom and was
slightly dwarfed by the string-bean German. Tom immediately saw what Klaus
had seen in him – he was warm and engaging and easy to talk to. Tom
found out that Ishaan's cousins were at school with him, and he really
liked them. Tom laughed to himself thinking of this former Jehovah's
Witness hooking up with a Hindu. A wonderful world he thought.

Tom told Ishaan about his conservative Catholic parents and how they had
thrown him out when they found out he was gay. Ishaan hadn't come out yet
but believed that his parents would be more accepting.

Tom told Ishaan about the tragedy in Rustenburg, and that he would like to
take him to the farm one day. It was a bit awkward for Klaus, he didn't
know how to make a move with Tom around. Klaus sat next to Ishaan and held
his hand at times. Tom was saved by the phone. The consultant called from
the hospital and asked if he could come in to help because the wards were
too full. Tom agreed and left after hugging Ishaan and Klaus and told them
to have fun.

Klaus made a move and began to kiss Ishaan. They ended up lying on the
couch feeling each other. Klaus pulled him up and took him to the bed where
they stripped naked. They felt each other and Ishaan commented on the size
of Klaus' cock. Klaus asked Ishaan to fuck him as he took out the
lube. Ishaan said he'd love to try; he had seen scenes like that on some
temples in India when he visited India as a child. Ishaan was a natural. He
carefully positioned himself and lubed cock and pushed in. Klaus grimaced a
little but had learned how to relax. Ishaan began thrusting in and out and
came within minutes squeaking in delight. He then moved on to Klaus and
sucked him off. They lay on the bed together catching their breath. Klaus
needed to take a shower and they took a shower together. Klaus asked Ishaan
to stay the night, but he couldn't as his parents were expecting him
home. They kissed and agreed to see each other at university on Monday.

Tom only got back home the next day at 10, and he was exhausted. Klaus
kissed him and put him to bed. He left quietly and went to the bookshop at
the mall, while he was there, he called Adam and asked him if there were
any developments with Hans' investigation.

"Nothing as yet" Adam replied.

He also wanted to know how Anna was doing. Adam told him that she was
having a hard time and that she missed Hans a lot. She had always looked
out for him, and she missed playing that role. Klaus enjoyed being on his
own, he thought that the one-roomed apartment was just too small for the
three of them and that he had better think of making a move. His
scholarship funds would cover the rental of a small apartment.

As he stepped out of the mall two Jehovah's Witnesses approached him with a
cryptic question. He spoke German and pretended not to understand English.
At that point, he realised that his family might just be doing the same
thing on the streets of Hamburg.

Later that afternoon he discussed the possibility of moving out on his own
with Tom. Tom was in tears when he heard the idea and begged him not to. He
told Klaus that they could get a three-bedroomed apartment with more space
and that he shouldn't think of going on his own yet. Tom was more deeply
connected to Klaus than he would care to admit.