It was still difficult, trying to wrap her head around all the details of her youngest brother’s death. She couldn’t understand how someone so innately good had been killed so violently. Part of her was also angry at Aelin for keeping the new from them for so long. Yes, there had been problems with transporting his body. There were legal and foreign matters at hand, and yes she had her hands full with two young children, but she could’ve asked for help.
Despite all of this, Amanda couldn’t remain angry with Aelin. The woman was hurt so deep down inside that Amanda wondered if there was an hope of her heart being mend. She couldn’t imagine being in Aelin’s situation. What if Niels died and left Amanda alone with the children? At least Amanda had older children: Eli’s girls were only 4 and 5 years old. Did they even understand death yet? There was no consoling Aelin. As much as Amanda didn’t want to leave her alone, she ended up volunteering to look after the girls and give Aelin time to properly grieve on her own. The funeral was quickly upcoming… on New Year’s Day, Ironic…. Starting the year off with a farewell to a lost loved one. There was no real time for Amanda to grieve. Instead, she’d picked up the reins and informed her siblings of their youngest brother’s death. Rosa was absolutely heartbroken. She’d tried to make the calls, but they’d proven to be too much for her. Three and an ex-husband dead by now… Amanda could totally understand, but she couldn’t and didn’t want to imagine how her mother felt. The calls to her siblings had been made in random order. Rico first, then Bella - who would pass the message on to Belie. Teun was to pass the message on to the rest of his side of the family. Eli believed in leaving a legacy behind. He believed in history and living through memories and relics. The family would always make sure that the kids knew what an amazing father they had.. Before the end of the day, all the van Loons and Barthels who were once part of Eli’s life would know of his death. His childhood friends would know. By the end of the day, Elias Jeremy Barthel would truly be gone from this earth, but never from the hearts of those his life touched
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August 2017
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