Jerusalem Beach by Iddo Gefen

Author:Iddo Gefen [Gefen, Iddo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Astra Publishing House

5.

THE DOOR WAS OPEN. A few soldiers were huddled together on the bunks, listening to Yanai’s shaky voice.

“Bejo started yelling at me to get out of the shower. He said that he and two other guys were sitting outside the canteen and saw me leaving the CO’s room with a grilled cheese. I told them it couldn’t have been me, that I was in the shower washing my hair like a little girl for an hour, but he wouldn’t listen. Then Sakal showed up, got the entire story from him and now is putting me on trial.” His left hand continued to shake even after he finished talking. His eyes were red. It was the first time I ever saw him like that. “They’re going to fuck me over.”

“Come on, bro, they only really beat the shit out of rookies in Golani, here it’s just for kicks, they don’t actually hurt you,” someone said.

Yanai nodded.

“Yeah, you’re right, bro.” He got up and started pacing the room. “They better not piss me off even more, because if they do I’ll beat the crap out of every last one of them.” Maybe he felt better tossing around these empty threats.

“Okay. So I need an advocate to come to this shit with me. Any takers?”

No one said a word.

“What, am I the only real man around here?” he wondered in an irritated, unhinged tone. I think Yanai knew that wasn’t the reason. The simple truth was that no one could stand him. He fixed his eyes on the uneven floor tiles.

“Did you do it?” A voice emerged from the corner of the room. It was Korczak, sitting in a crouching position. “Did you eat the grilled cheese?”

“No, they just want to teach me a lesson because I’m an asshole.”

“Then I’ll come.”

“Really?”

“Really,” Korczak replied.

Yanai bit his lip. “Thanks, bro. I appreciate it.”

Korczak stood up and started scanning the room.

“Has anyone seen Kenan?” he asked. At first I thought I misheard. But after a moment he asked again if anyone had seen me.

“He’s probably hiding somewhere stuffing his face with a pita,” some soldier sitting next to Yanai said. Yanai immediately slapped him on the head. “You moron, he’s here.”

Someone else yelled in my direction that they were just joking around, but I was more concerned with Korczak’s intentions.

“I want you to come with us.”

“I just got off guard duty, I’m beat,” I said, yawning, failing to understand how once again I was finding myself smack in the middle of everything. “Why me?”

“Because Sakal has a soft spot for you, that’s why.”

“He’s right. So Sakal might just go easier on me,” Yanai said.

“Can’t do any harm, that’s for sure. Don’t worry, he won’t do anything to you,” Korczak added.

I tried weighing the pros and cons as quickly as I could, but before I could reach a definitive conclusion, Korczak turned around, placed his hand on Yanai’s head, and moved it from side to side. “You cut your hair today?” he asked him. “Which number clipper did you use?”

“Three.

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