"I don't know yet. I couldn't bear to look at it for too long. But it's definitely a woman," Gernis replied.
"A woman? Where?"
"Over there, near the tap!"
"Take us there, Deng!" they exclaimed in unison.
Edeng hesitated for a moment. "You go and inform your dad. I'll take them there!" Edeng proposed as a solution.
The women followed Edeng closely as they made their way to the spot where Gernis had discovered the body. They stood in stunned silence upon witnessing the woman's condition.
"Leni," they whispered almost simultaneously.
It was their friend who slept in the farthest room of the quarters. Her face appeared pale, with her mouth slightly agape and her teeth clenched as if in agony. Her chest bore a wound, and her body lay uncovered. There were traces of frozen blood near her private area.
They remained silent for a long time, unable to comprehend Leni's death. Just yesterday afternoon, they were joking and laughing together, even sharing a meal. Little did they know it would be their final encounter.
At that time Mr. Ceknang was already with them ...
"Nobody touches anything!" Suddenly, Pak Ceknang, the owner of the rubber plantation, appeared alongside Edeng. His house was not far from the tap. "Quick, find some cloth to cover her body. And Joko, call the police immediately!" Mr. Ceknang instructed his security guard. "Can your walkie-talkie reach the district office?"
