Maria and Lucia had been friends since they entered the harem of Sheik Ali Ben Kebir . It was now almost two years ago when  they had been abducted from Albania and had been forced to join the other 12 women in the sheik's harem . 

„After all , life is not to bad here „ Maria told Lucia „ We have here
everything we always wanted : nice clothes , jewellery , all in all we spend a very comfortable time here „

„ We have everything except our freedom , replied Lucia . „ An do not
forget that we are nothing else than slaves , the sheik could dispose of
our lives whenever he wants .“

„ Oh , yes , he could command : „Off with her head“  and then they would
lead you out to the market place and  cut off your lovely head „ laughed
Maria 

Later that day , Maria asked her friend Julia to „play the game“ : It was
a fantasy she had imagined some time ago : Maria would play the
executioner and Lucia was the condemned .  She had to kneel in front of a
wicker basket and  Maria held a short curved sword over her neck  „ So ,
bitch , I hereby sentence you to death by beheading : have you anything to
say before I  let your lovely head drop into the basket ? „

Lucia was kneeling and had her hands joined behind her back : She imagined that her hands were in iron handcuffs and that she was completely helpless : in a few seconds the cold iron would slice through her neck and her head would fall into the basket : she always wondered if death was instantaneous or if she would have feelings after the head was separated from the body .

„Please , have mercy „ she said pleadingly.

„No mercy for criminals“ shouted Maria and let the blade of the sword come
slowly down to Lucias neck . This was always so realistic for Maria that
she sometimes peed in her panties during the „execution“

They had played the „game“ a dozen times and they both enjoyed it very
much .

During one of the next nights , Julia found that one of the guards had
forgotten to close  the heavy door leading out of  of the harem . She wanted to
tell her friend Maria , but then she heard the guard approaching : She
immediadetely took advantage of the situation and slipped out of the harem
and out of the palace .

She was caught the next morning and the police brought her back to the
sheik .

„Now, my dear , what shall I do with you ? As you know every escape is
punishable with death according to the scharia , which is our law here in
this country . Normally I should hand you to the official executioner
which would decapitate you publicly next friday . However I have heard
about the little games you play with your friend Maria . So I will leave
to her the task of executing the sentence . Tomorrow morning she will cut
your neck with a sword here in the yard of the palace . Guards , take her
away !“

Lucia was brought to a prison cell and was chained to the wall . 

Early the next morning , Maria entered the cell accompanied by two guards
. „Sorry, my dear but I have to follow the orders or it would be me the
victim .“

The guards handcuffed Lucia and applied also legirons to her ankles .
Maria lead her outside the cell to a backyard  .  The sheik was already
waiting and again confirmed the death sentence : He told Maria to proceed
with the execution.

Everything happened as if it was "her game" : the wicker basket stood
ready . Lucia was kneeling on the ground , her hands cuffed behind .
 

„Forgive me“ said Maria : then with a sharp blow she brought down the
sword and with one strike cut through the girls slender neck . The bloody
head dropped into the basket and the headless body slumped down . 

„Well done, my girl“ the sheik told Maria : from now on you will me my
official private executioner „