Cement

This is one of the earlier works I did for a writing class. Its like a crime thriller

Missing sister of a former actress was found after being missing for 2 years. An informant led the police to the area where she was said to have been encased in cement and dumped at sea


Inspector Alicia Santos looked over the area where the informant said the body was dumped. A team of frogmen took hours scouring the murky waters of Navotas, a small fishing suburb of Manila before they finally found what they indicated as a large, metal box. On the barge, the inspector felt queasy. The sea was rough and the waves rolled the old barge to and fro. She looked over the rail and she could see the brown green water and looked away quickly, her stomach starting to turn. Damned barge! She said to herself as she noted the rusty body and slimy walkway. She motioned the crane operator to proceed. It was already noon and she could feel the heat of the tropical sun bearing on the nape of her neck, burning her skin. The crane cranked its arms ever so slowly over the murky water, creaking noisily so. A few moments later, a large metal box was churning out of the sea. Its body covered with moss and algae. The air smelled of rotten fish. Beyond the area, she could see fishing boats, filled with men- their skin browned by the sea and sun- stopping and staring at the sight.

“Watch out, this looks heavy!” shouted the captain as the barge lurched forward with the heavy weight. Inspector Santos instinctively held the rails, its crusty exterior peeling under her hand.

On dry land, they examined the box.

“Looks to me like this was welded shut.” Lt. Martinez commented as he looked over the 8x8 feet lump of metal “ It is as if there was something horrible inside that someone didn’t want to escape- don’t you think so Inspector?”

Inspector Alicia scowled and nodded. It was taking hours and Inspector Alicia’s shirt was soaked with sweat. Her skin felt sticky. Inside the box was an oil drum encased in cement and what looked like a body of a girl. Peering inside, the body was twisted that you could hardly tell the features. A surreal horrible statue of the last minutes of death. Inspector thought. It would take DNA testing but the inspector knew in her gut it was her.

The inspector looked at the picture of the missing girl. The paper crumpled from too much handling. A beautiful girl of 25 was smiling, oblivious as to the future she was about to face. On the far side of the pier, the actress, - wearing large, dark shades was standing with her family, her hands crossed and holding a tissue trembling. Her features was similar to girl but altered by grief.
Who IS this girl? Inspector Alicia thought to herself. Why did she deserve such a death