Honeymoon (Part 5) - Soft Sand, Harsh Truth

You all reached the other side of the island, a beautiful beach with soft white sand that spreaded all the way to the horizon, Yarden ran and kicked the water, she started washing her feet from all the blood and splitters, Helen followed her and started washing her shoes in the sea water, then they both sat on the sand, watching the waves.

You watched Helen caressing the sand and playing it with her hand, she placed the poor guy on a pile of sand.

“You know, they say this sand is so soft you could actually step on a shrunken man and he won’t crush”

Yarden opened her eyes in surprise, “really?”

“Yeah, wanna try it?”

Yarden was looking at you with a smile, “let’s try with your slave first though”, she said, you felt relieved, but then alarmed, she really considered it? You felt like you didn't know her anymore.

“Ok”, Helen stood up, looked down at the poor guy and pressed him with her shoe, she added some serious pressure and the sand sank, there was no crack sound. You gulped in fear just from the thought of something like that happening to you.

She removed her foot and then bent down, checking him out, he was squirming inside the sand, Helen started laughing, “it worked, look! he’s alive”, she pointed at him, Yarden got closer and started laughing, “I must try it too”, and before you could understand what’s going on you were dropped on the sand.

“Hey, no, wait”, you mumbled, Yarden stood and towered above you, she slowly placed her foot on top of your back, gently adding more pressure and pushing your face into the sand, you felt so humiliated, she released her grip and you were sank in the soft sand, they both watched you from far above and started laughing, Helen went back to her slave, then stomped him hard with all her power, you heard a loud *SLAP* from her sole hitting the sand, then she bent down and burst into laughter, “he’s still alive! This sand is amazing!”

“No way”, Yarden exclaimed and took a look as well, “ok I have to try something”, her foot was placed on top of you again, you couldn’t even squirm as she added more and more pressure, you felt like you were about to burst, it was so painful.

“Oh my god he’s taking your whole weight!” Helen exclaimed, Yarden was standing on one foot that smeared you into the sand, you started to lose consciousness but then the pressure disappeared, she lost balance and fell down, both her and Helen started to laugh loudly, “I’m so clumsy”, then she crawled over the sand, checking you out, your whole body ached, she moved you with her finger and you started spitting out sand.

“Hahahaha wow this sand is really amazing! It’s like a miracle”

“Ok I’m going to try to twist my foot”, Helen said and stepped on the poor guy again, she twisted her foot and you could hear a *CRACK* almost immediately, she quickly pulled it back.

“Oh fuck”, she bent over to look at him, “no, his head crushed, Ugh, the whole body ripped apart like he was a dry stick”, she said, there was an awkward silence and then they both started laughing.

“When you finally found yourself a foot slave you had to crush his head?” Yarden asked laughing, you were still stuck in the sand, you opened your eyes and saw her foot landing on top of you again, pushing you further into the sand, “I guess they can take the pressure but if you twist your foot they just rip apart”, Yarden paused and giggled, “I’m so tempted to do it now”

You trembled in fear, are you going to die now? Your wife is going to twist her foot and crush you like a bug? You embraced yourself underneath her foot, but then she just pulled it back, you looked up and saw her smiling and looking at you, “but there’s no way I’m crushing my sweet tiny honey”, she laughed, bent over and picked you up.

“Oh you are so cheesy”, Helen said and gave her a friendly push, “I’m checking out tomorrow anyway, no use for a foot slave, it was funnier that way, that crack, I love hearing it so much”

“Yeah well, you couldn’t take him home with you”

“Yep, well, no men are leaving this island”

Yarden gave Helen a serious face and placed her finger on her own lips in a “shh” gesture.

“Ah”, Helen started laughing, “yeah.. I was just joking”

That was a weird moment, they kept walking back to the resort, you thought about what you just heard, no men are leaving? And Yarden acted like she’s trying to hide it from you, something ain’t right… not just something, all of it is totally wrong.

They arrived at the dining hall and sat together for dinner, talking generally about their lives. You were silent, still trying to digest all the terrible and horrifying things you saw and heard today.

You looked at them eating, calmed, like they haven’t caused a genocide earlier, Yarden noticed you and smiled, throwing at you some crumbs, you had no appetite, you nodded to her, “thanks…” but noticed she’s not even looking at you now, she kept talking with Helen, she just threw mercy crumbs while eating, you sat down and sighed, wondering what will happen to you.

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They finished eating and Yarden walked with you back to the room, she placed you inside the cage and smiled at you, you nodded with a sad face and she went to shower.

You sat down in despair inside your cage, holding your head, the shocking sights you saw today jumps back to your head every time you close your eyes.

The sounds of the kid being munched by Yarden.

The screams of those men in the camp, how Yarden playfully crushed them with her feet, like they weren’t even human, like they weren’t even a living thing…

Even doing something like that to bugs would make you feel bad, so humans? Who are just trying to survive? You sighed… placing your head between your knees, slowly shedding tears.

Yarden came out of the shower, smiling to herself, she sat over the bed and browsed through her phone.

“Cutie? Is everything ok?” You heard her ask after a while, you raised your head in surprise and looked at her, she had a worried smile, like she’s trying to cheer you up.

Your whole face was covered in tears.

“Umm.. no.. not really Yarden…”

“It’s those bugs in that camp? You are feeling bad for them?” She asked, talking like she’s talking to a kid.

“Yarden, what will happen to me?” You asked assertively, cutting to the chase.

She blushed a little and placed a hand over her chest, gulping, “what.. what do you mean babe?” She asked.

“I’m not stupid, I heard what Helen said, I’m not getting out of here, am I?”

She looked at the ceiling, took a deep breath and sighed, then she looked at you with a serious face.

“Look… yes, you are not leaving this island…” she explained.

You gulped in shock, even though you knew it already, it was hard hearing it, you bowed your head back down.

“This resort was created for women who want to get rid of their husbands in a certain proven way, they have connections with the authorities here, you’ll be reported as missing and the police here will approve it”, she continued explaining, but you didn’t understand why she would do that to you.

She sighed again, “listen, you are very cute and honestly I do love you, but I never wanted to get married in the first place, but if I would it would’ve definitely been with you”, she smiled again, like it’s any comfort.

You held your head, “Yarden you could have just refused the proposal, we could just stay friends or something, like… what the actual fuck, I’m going to die here”, you said, fighting the urge to sob again.

“You are right, but I already said yes and then it was just awkward to cancel”, she explained, defending herself.

“Awkward to cancel”, you repeated after her, “awkward to cancel”, you said again, you placed both hands over your face.

You paused for a moment, then you started laughing, and laughing out loud, and then laughing out like a maniac.

Yarden uncontrollably laughed gently as well, “what? Why are you laughing?” She asked and remained with a smiling open mouth.

“Marrying me, convincing me to take you to a honeymoon in this god forsaken place, then fucking TORTURING ME!!!” You stopped laughing and stood up, pointing at her, “Giving me as a foot slave to that fucking SICK bitch Helen, then commiting what felt like fucking WAR CRIMES on a bunch of miserable people…” you took a deep breath.

“You ate a child… a kid!!” You said in sore voice, your mouth twisting and fighting you in order to cry, “then almost killed me, you.. you stood on me on one leg, almost FUCKING KILLING ME!!” You paused, breathing again, furious, you went closer to the bars in her direction, Yarden just watched you with horrified look

“And all that, all those fucking… deeds! They weren’t ‘AWKWARD’ to you?!”

“Well, when you put it that way…” she shrugged, scratching her head, then giggling a little, she gulped, “I guess you are right it wasn’t that logical, but I heard so much about this resort and really wanted to be here, you have to admit it’s quite amazing”

“Ugh”, you turned your back to her and sat inside the cage.

“Babe, I’m checking out tomorrow evening, don’t you want to spend this time together in a better way? Like licking my feet or something”

“….” You couldn’t believe she’s being serious, “Yarden, just fuck off, I can’t even look at you right now”.

“Oh”, she made a sad face, “so.. good night I guess”, she said in a sore voice, she was about to cry.

“What happened to your ex?” You suddenly asked, “tell me the truth, I’m going to die here anyway”

“Why do you care?” She asked, then released a sob, she actually started crying.

“I want to know”, you stated, not feeling sorry for her even a bit.

“I crushed him”

“Heh, of course you did”

“But you don’t know the whole story”

“You are a sadistic psychopath, that’s the whole story”

“No!” She cried louder, “he cheated on me ok?! He fucked my best friend! That’s why I don’t want to get married anymore! All men are assholes, I’m sure that given enough time - you would prove asshole as well, at least we are breaking up when you are sweet and caring”

You scoffed, “I would have never do such thing to you, but believe what you want, if it helps you sleep at night, whatever, I’m going to sleep, need to think how I’m going to survive in this cursed island”

You laid down, pissed, sad, horrified, all feelings mixed together, slowly digesting your dire fate.

Yarden was crying, she sobbed for hours, eventually you fell asleep while she was still crying in the background.

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End of part 5