The Man Who Knew Too Much

5 posts
User avatar
Gender Female
Points 1369
Reviews 23
There was once a man who decided to fall in the ocean. He didn't particularly know what he was doing, but he knew he had to fall. He wanted to feel the wind brutally carry him down to the deep blue. He'd get lost. Lost in blue - that's what he wanted. Exactly what he wanted, what he's always dreamed of.
You see, this man was no ordinary man. An ordinary man had a wife, two children, and either ran the business or worked for it in a cubicle. No, this man didn't have that. He wasn't cooped up at a desk taking calls all day. He didn't have a wife. He didn't have children. The last time he's ever had something special was millenniums ago. That special passed, blew, ran away.
Who was this man, you ask? Nobody knows him. He's the invisible force that taps your shoulder walking down the street. He's the no-name who leaves flowers at your great-grandmother's grave. He's the man with the tall black hat that's always walked past your house, alone. He's the John Doe that sits in the alleyway with a thousand dollar suit slipped over him. Who was he?
Perhaps, before we dive into all of this, we should discuss just why he decided to fall to the ocean floor. He was elevated; a jumper. He didn't slip, he didn't swim way out there and just sink. He didn't even bend his knees. He crawled out of this car, slowly walked to the edge of the cliff. He didn't look down at the rocks. He just kept walking, walking, walking. And the man tumbled.
Some say he died before hitting the water. Some say the wind cracked his neck. It was a four-hundred foot drop - who would survive that with those jagged rocks? The scariest part? - some say he even survived. Some say he moves about the planet, slithering around continents and offering his services to millions. Perhaps he fell without a cause. A lost cause. The indelicacy.
Or maybe his wings broke off? Perhaps he hadn't wanted to fall into the blue. He wanted to soar over the blue. He wanted to fly. Or maybe he was murdered? Let us face it - it's a possibility. A big possibility. Who was this man? Who had ever held a conversation with him? Who had ever accidently touched his hand by giving him his receipt? Who had ever considered him handsome?
He was just a man who knew too much. Just a man.




User avatar
Gender Female
Points 1144
Reviews 51
Good story! I didn't quite get how he knew too much, but I tend to be slow and probably just didn't catch it. :D Just a few suggestions. When you are writing you shouldn't really use the word "you". If you want to keep it, then do. It seems more formally written without, but it's up to you!

Here are the places you said "you":

You see, this man was no ordinary man


Who was this man, you ask?


You also said "we" and "us". And like before, you can change it or not, it's up to you.

before we dive into all of this, we should discuss


Let us face it


Otherwise, it sounded really good! i didn't see any spelling or grammer errors and it sounded great. Good vocabulary. And you caught my attention with the first paragraph. All in all, great!
I'm the author of my own life. Unfortunately I'm writing in pen. Mistakes I make can not be erased, the only option is to turn the page and start a new chapter. <3

I'm single because God is busy writing the best love story.
<3 VuzzyCat




Random avatar
Gender Female
Points 2647
Reviews 313
I'll have to agree with the previous reviewer. This story was really good, it was short and blunt. Harsh almost. But you never really let us know How he knew too much. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for leaving out every possible deal and making people Think about whats going on =] But it seems as thought you didn't give us a single clue! I like how specific you were about the way he was jumping. How he didn't even bend his knees or look down or up. I think that needs a bit more though, just to add an extra effect. Was his heart racing? Was he ashen white? Was he smiling? Was he crying? There are so many things that could be happening to his body. His hands could be shaking, his knees could be wobbling, or he could have just been walking gallantly to the cliff side and taking the leap like it meant nothing at all, like it was just another day. This piece is solid, but at the same time it could have more detail. Very nicely done in my opinion =]
TylynTyrannosaurus<3 (tydecker777)




User avatar
Gender Female
Points 1040
Reviews 3
Nice job! I liked the way you handled this story, however it might have been best to leave even more out. I like having the mystery behind the man himself...got a little wordy at times.




User avatar
Gender Female
Points 37146
Reviews 556
Hello there :)
(Off the record, are you a Mika fan?)

You see, this man was no ordinary man. An ordinary man had a wife, two children, and either ran the business or worked for it in a cubicle. No, this man didn't have that. He wasn't cooped up at a desk taking calls all day. He didn't have a wife. He didn't have children.
This paragraph to me is a little repetitive.
That special passed, blew, ran away.
This sentence is a little off. I don't know if I'm not reading it correctly.

Okay, this is quite creative and something I've haven't really seen around here in a long time. I really like the build up and the questions about the identity of this "man". I don't think that the story is blunt at all. It actually has enough information to sustain the imagination. I appreciate how you kept the questions going until the end. "Who is this man?" No one knows him or knows what happened to him after he jumped. That was perfect.

Keep writing and good luck.
The best is what you make it!

...eh, need a review? Click me!



The adventures I enjoy are usually of a literary nature.
— Henry Winchester