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Lyvia
danced on her cross for most of the evening,
and as the soldiers were replaced by the new
bunch and the bon fires were lit, she gave signs
of struggling to survive, despite the odds.
Once she cried out for water and a soldier took
a lance, placed a sponge on its tip, filled
it with water and placed it on her mouth.
Lyvia sucked the water as much as her capacity
to do anything allowed her. When she could no
longer keep her head up, she leaned to the side
and let her legs bent as much as they could.
"Thank you", the soldier thought he
heard her say in a paiful whisper.
The night covered the sky and the darkness
was intence, the light of the bonfires created
a more bizarre image of the crucified woman
who didn't stop moving for most of the night,
crying out at times, vomiting at otheres, lowering
her head to raise again.
Rachel and the old man were sitting by
the tree, the young girl fell asleep on the
man's lap while he kept his eyes on the young
woman for a bit more.
They both woke up with the first rays of
the sun. Rachel got up and run to the side of
the cross, to see if Lyvia was still alive.
She was. She opened her eye to see the young
girl that called her from below. "Rachel"
Lyvia said in a whisper. "Rachel",
she repeated in agony. "I'll be with you
always" she said in a broken pace and lowered
her head, a last gasp coming out of her mouth.
Lyvia hanged still as Rachel reached up
and touched her foot. A soldier walked toward
the nailed woman with a spear in his hand. He
proded the hanaging woman with it and when he
didn't get any reaction he press the tip of
the spear under the woman's ribs, sinking it
all the way.
Lyvia didn't react, blood and water flowed
from the wound under her rib down the lance
and to the soldier's hand. He pulled the lance
quickly. "She's dead" he said as he
walked away.
The old man had some coins and paid the
soldiers to take Lyvias body down. They pulled
the nails out, to save them for the next crucifixion,
and let the naked body on the ground. The oldman
had a large sheet that she used to rap Lyvia's
body He had hired a man with a carriage. They
placed the body of the woman in it and took
her away. Rachel sat near the body, looking
at the soldiers as they were going away.
"I'll revenge you" the young
girl whispered, touching Lyvia's head.
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