Abraham
Guard
The crucifixion of Olga
Chapter 10A Question: Will Olga dies in peace or in an extended torture?
It is getting dark quick, but none of the soldiers enters the tent for a sleep. All of them feel sorry for Olga, even the decurion. Olga is no longer a naked woman on the cross you can make fun with. They now admire her and know that poor Olga is nailed on the cross for no other reason than to entertain the public. The decurion suspects that he will have many nightmares in future.
The men are unsure what to do. Olga is half-conscious. She is exhausted and hydrated. And the many moves she made earlier that day caused several intern bleedings.
NOTE: It is a normal procedure in the Roman empire that a guard stays at the spot of crucifixion as long as the victim lives. But it is very boring to stand a whole day, a whole night and again a whole day, next to a victim that is only groaning. Many soldiers stuck a spear into the victim so they could go home. Or they broke the legs of the victim at the start of the crucifixion, so they knew they would get rid of him fast. (The internal bleedings cause a precipitation of the death.)
The soldiers see Olga suffering and some soldiers want to finish the job. But others hesitate. They don’t know if the general returns tomorrow. And it is reasonable to suppose that fresh soldiers will come for a look on Olga, because not all soldiers from the camp were at the spot of the crucifixion today. Olga will not move much tomorrow, but as long as she lives she looks good enough for these men. And even if she would be dead by then she will still be useable to watch .... So, tomorrow new soldiers want to see a nice looking Olga and not an Olga with holes in it. (For that reason not all shelters for the sun were removed at the Golgotha.)
It is night and no one dares to take action. One by one the men go into the tent and they all hope that Olga is dead when they wake up.
Very early in the morning the general pays them a visit. He is accompanied by the doctor of the Roman camp and a woman.
A soldier pricks with a spear in Olga’s belly. Olga reacts.
“How is she doing” asks the general to the doctor.
“She lives”, says the doctor.
“Yes I can see that also”, the general is irritated. He expected Olga to see in a better condition. “But for how long she can make it”.
“Some hours. She will not make it till noon”.
“Hmm, that is not long. Can you postpone it. Let’s say end of the afternoon. There are soldiers who have not seen her yet.”
“She is hydrated. The heat of the sun finishes her at once”.
“Well give her water then”. The general gets irritated the more and the more. It is unbelievable how stupid his men can be.
The woman besides the doctor cries of misery when she sees Olga. And she even cries the harder when she hears that Olga’s life yet must go on for many, many hours to go this day. “No, you cannot do this to her, please”.
“Who is she”, asks the general.
“The wife of the late Lord Mayor of this town who is stoned yesterday. Olga was her slave.”
The general orders to the doctor to give Olga water.
For the second time on the cross Olga sees a spear with a sponge on it nearing.
Her half-unconscious brain recognizes the trick. The torture has started again.
When Olga sees the stick coming near, she pulls away her head. NO, she will not do it. She will not accept this humiliation again. “Why don’t they stop this torture. They will take away the sponge and then laugh at me. Please let me die”.
“Please drink”, says the doctor.
“Yes, please”, shouts the woman, “please do it”.
Olga recognizes something familiar. She recognizes the voices.
The soldiers on the Galgotha see this scene and know the intention of the general. They try to warn Olga and shake their heads. “Don’t drink” they try to sign to Olga. They know that her torture will last longer if she accepts the water.
“NO, NO don’t do it ….” Olga can see it on their faces. A few shake their arms behind the back of the general.
When she looks down, she recognizes the wife of the Lord Mayor. And with a shock she recognizes the man with the sponge also. He is the man who helped her carry the cross to the Galgotha!
“Accepts the water”, the man says trustfully.
Then Olga gives in. “Mmmm the water is so good”. The sponge is even pushed in her face so she can drink the water instead of only pushing her lips to it. And the sponge even returns a few times.
“Great”, the general says. “She will make it until the evening. I sent the rest of the soldiers to the Galgotha!”
Then they leave. The general has to go back to Jerusalem. A long way to go.
Olga sees them going. And then she realizes, she made a very big mistake to trust the wife of the Lord Mayor and the helpful man.
“That man must be an accomplice of the general. That’s why he helped me to carry the cross, otherwise I had never reached the Galgotha! How could I trust him?..!” Olga cries and some soldiers cry with her. The decurion even wants to kill her, but is stopped by the others. He would be crucified if he did. The soldiers have to knock him down.
Noon.
Fresh soldiers arrive.
They are disappointed. They expect to find a young naked girl writhing on a cross.
A young girl? Yeah
Naked? Yeah
Writhing NO
Disappointed they leave. Olga is dead.
The general will never know that the water was poisoned.
That’s it.
Abraham.
P.S. No PDF this time. Only 4 pictures.
Chapter 10A Question: Will Olga dies in peace or in an extended torture?
It is getting dark quick, but none of the soldiers enters the tent for a sleep. All of them feel sorry for Olga, even the decurion. Olga is no longer a naked woman on the cross you can make fun with. They now admire her and know that poor Olga is nailed on the cross for no other reason than to entertain the public. The decurion suspects that he will have many nightmares in future.
The men are unsure what to do. Olga is half-conscious. She is exhausted and hydrated. And the many moves she made earlier that day caused several intern bleedings.
NOTE: It is a normal procedure in the Roman empire that a guard stays at the spot of crucifixion as long as the victim lives. But it is very boring to stand a whole day, a whole night and again a whole day, next to a victim that is only groaning. Many soldiers stuck a spear into the victim so they could go home. Or they broke the legs of the victim at the start of the crucifixion, so they knew they would get rid of him fast. (The internal bleedings cause a precipitation of the death.)
The soldiers see Olga suffering and some soldiers want to finish the job. But others hesitate. They don’t know if the general returns tomorrow. And it is reasonable to suppose that fresh soldiers will come for a look on Olga, because not all soldiers from the camp were at the spot of the crucifixion today. Olga will not move much tomorrow, but as long as she lives she looks good enough for these men. And even if she would be dead by then she will still be useable to watch .... So, tomorrow new soldiers want to see a nice looking Olga and not an Olga with holes in it. (For that reason not all shelters for the sun were removed at the Golgotha.)
It is night and no one dares to take action. One by one the men go into the tent and they all hope that Olga is dead when they wake up.
Very early in the morning the general pays them a visit. He is accompanied by the doctor of the Roman camp and a woman.
A soldier pricks with a spear in Olga’s belly. Olga reacts.
“How is she doing” asks the general to the doctor.
“She lives”, says the doctor.
“Yes I can see that also”, the general is irritated. He expected Olga to see in a better condition. “But for how long she can make it”.
“Some hours. She will not make it till noon”.
“Hmm, that is not long. Can you postpone it. Let’s say end of the afternoon. There are soldiers who have not seen her yet.”
“She is hydrated. The heat of the sun finishes her at once”.
“Well give her water then”. The general gets irritated the more and the more. It is unbelievable how stupid his men can be.
The woman besides the doctor cries of misery when she sees Olga. And she even cries the harder when she hears that Olga’s life yet must go on for many, many hours to go this day. “No, you cannot do this to her, please”.
“Who is she”, asks the general.
“The wife of the late Lord Mayor of this town who is stoned yesterday. Olga was her slave.”
The general orders to the doctor to give Olga water.
For the second time on the cross Olga sees a spear with a sponge on it nearing.
Her half-unconscious brain recognizes the trick. The torture has started again.
When Olga sees the stick coming near, she pulls away her head. NO, she will not do it. She will not accept this humiliation again. “Why don’t they stop this torture. They will take away the sponge and then laugh at me. Please let me die”.
“Please drink”, says the doctor.
“Yes, please”, shouts the woman, “please do it”.
Olga recognizes something familiar. She recognizes the voices.
The soldiers on the Galgotha see this scene and know the intention of the general. They try to warn Olga and shake their heads. “Don’t drink” they try to sign to Olga. They know that her torture will last longer if she accepts the water.
“NO, NO don’t do it ….” Olga can see it on their faces. A few shake their arms behind the back of the general.
When she looks down, she recognizes the wife of the Lord Mayor. And with a shock she recognizes the man with the sponge also. He is the man who helped her carry the cross to the Galgotha!
“Accepts the water”, the man says trustfully.
Then Olga gives in. “Mmmm the water is so good”. The sponge is even pushed in her face so she can drink the water instead of only pushing her lips to it. And the sponge even returns a few times.
“Great”, the general says. “She will make it until the evening. I sent the rest of the soldiers to the Galgotha!”
Then they leave. The general has to go back to Jerusalem. A long way to go.
Olga sees them going. And then she realizes, she made a very big mistake to trust the wife of the Lord Mayor and the helpful man.
“That man must be an accomplice of the general. That’s why he helped me to carry the cross, otherwise I had never reached the Galgotha! How could I trust him?..!” Olga cries and some soldiers cry with her. The decurion even wants to kill her, but is stopped by the others. He would be crucified if he did. The soldiers have to knock him down.
Noon.
Fresh soldiers arrive.
They are disappointed. They expect to find a young naked girl writhing on a cross.
A young girl? Yeah
Naked? Yeah
Writhing NO
Disappointed they leave. Olga is dead.
The general will never know that the water was poisoned.
That’s it.
Abraham.
P.S. No PDF this time. Only 4 pictures.