Bob was so bored and fed up that he contemplated cutting his wrists to liven up his day!
The weather in Barcelona had been atrocious for the past two days and nights. It was January, after all, and January in Northern Spain can be brutal, but he didn't realise just how brutal it could be. The incessant heavy rain poured down from the leaden grey skies like stair rods and it was bloody cold with a biting wind, which froze the bones and numbed the senses.
Particularly hard hit were those foolish enough to think that Spain was all sun and Sangria, and so brought a wardrobe which did not allow for climatic conditions which were more suited to the apparel of Nanook of the North than the flip-flops, t-shirt and shorts which was Bob's usual holiday attire.
Fortunately, having left a similarly frozen Heathrow a few days before, he had with him a thick overcoat offering reasonable protection from the worst of the inclement elements.
He had concluded early the business that brought him out to wintry Spain but had booked accommodation and flights for the anticipated stay of one week and intended to stay until his flight early Friday morning. It was Wednesday now. Provided that the weather eases up, he would see the sights tomorrow, and it had to be an early night tomorrow as his flight was at 'sparrows fart' on Friday morning.
Because of these time restraints, Bob only had today to have some fun. He had heard that the market for single gentlemen of pleasure and leisure was pretty good in Barcelona, so he thought it would be great to finish off his week with a nice back rub and maybe more.
Before leaving the UK, Bob was given some numbers to try by another notorious UK punting site member. The first number didn't pick up. The next he tried was more promising. The woman on the other end of the phone spoke reasonable English. She asked what he was looking for, and he half-jokingly said that a tall, leggy, flame-haired beauty would be lovely. She pondered for a few seconds and then asked what flame-haired meant. Bob explained, and the woman said, sure, we have a girl who fits your requirements.
Bob, suspecting a possible bait-and-switch, asked for a photo and told the woman that it better be the girl pictured who turned up; otherwise, he would cancel immediately and send the girl away.
She laughed and said that would not be necessary as the girl would be precisely the one pictured. Bob said that was excellent. He agreed on a reasonable fee of two hundred euros for two hours. Bob agreed, and the deal was done. The girl's name was Lisa, and she would arrive at Bob's apartment at 8 pm. Bob thanked her and rang off. Easy, peasy, Bob thought and immediately began worrying. What if the flight was delayed or re-routed? But these were things totally out of his control, so why worry?
Her photo, which she had sent, showed a very sexy young lady. He knew that such images could be doctored to make the girl look better than the real thing, and he hoped this wouldn't be the case.
He had a few hours to kill before his appointment, and going out wasn't an attractive proposition, but Bob steeled himself, threw on his thick overcoat and went out to brave the elements. He was immediately pummelled by a brutally cold wind that seemed to slice through him to the bone. The rain slanted down mercilessly as he trudged towards the nearest Metro, a few hundred metres away. There was hardly anybody about on such a miserable day.
Bob arrived at the Metro station called La Salut and took the Metro Line 10; a half-a-dozen stops to the station for Sagrada Familia, the crazy cathedral he had always wanted to see. It was as quirky and strange as he imagined it to be. Bob walked around it but decided against going in as, despite the weather, a steady stream of tourists was waiting to enter. He took a lot of photos. It seemed as though the building's architect, Antoni Gaudi, was on some pretty powerful wacky backy when he designed this place, which was still unfinished nearly a hundred years after Gaudi's death. Bob wondered if it would ever be finished.
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It was nearly 8 pm, and Bob was showered, shaved and shat and waiting for his treat. He expected her to be a little late, which she was, but it was only a matter of minutes before the intercom buzzed, and security told him that he had a visitor and could she come up.