It was so, so easy. Surprisingly so. I'd followed this guy for close to a month. I knew his daily routines. The route he took to and from work. Where he bought his groceries. I knew all his habits. I knew where the best place to catch him would be. If it was a nice day, he rode his bike to work. When he did, he always turned down this one alley going home at night. It was usually pretty deserted at night. I stood off to one side of the alley, a rope in my hands. When I heard him coming, I pulled the rope taught. Just as I had planned, it caught him right in the throat. And he was going fast enough when he hit, he couldn't scream. All he could do was choke. I stood over him, and thrust the knife into his heart. It was amazing. A little tension before the blade pierced the skin. The knife was so sharp, flesh and muscle parted like water. After penetrating his heart, I sat there, holding the knife, and watched the life seep out of his eyes. It was easy. Now comes the hard part: living with the nightmares. 2008-03-30T23:52:00Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/26309 <p>So descriptive, life through the eyes of a killer. Kind of reminds me of <em>Crime and Punishment</em> where the guy premidates a plan for the perfect murder, but then loses what&#8217;s left of his sanity due to the guilt. Excellent.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/26309?basename=53029 2008-03-30T23:52:00Z thebetweenspace http://ficlets.com/authors/thebetweenspace <p>I love Tall Tale Heart! And the beating beating beating! Grew loulder and faster! It does remind me of that too! Good job!<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/26309?basename=52916 2008-03-30T19:12:28Z Blusparrow http://ficlets.com/authors/blusparrow <p>Perfect descriptions for the story, with the insight to the narrator&#8217;s mind, and the consequences of his (or her, I guess) actions. Well&#8230;.sort of like the Tell-Tale Heart, yes. I love it.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/26309?basename=52861 2008-03-30T17:56:20Z Stovohobo http://ficlets.com/authors/stovohobo <p><em>freaky</em> I agree with everything above&#8230;this story gave me the creeps! i love it!<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/26309?basename=52835 2008-03-30T16:51:14Z paper flowers http://ficlets.com/authors/paper_flowers <p>Wow. This was amazing. Very creepy, with such great word choice. <em>Flesh and muscle parted like water.</em> Incredible. <br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/26309?basename=52789 2008-03-30T15:50:16Z emma jo_234 http://ficlets.com/authors/emmaj <p>Wow. This was amazing. Very creepy, with such great word choice. <em>Flesh and muscle parted like water.</em> Incredible. <br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/26309?basename=52788 2008-03-30T15:50:01Z emma jo_234 http://ficlets.com/authors/emmaj <p>Don&#8217;t really thing a cold blooded killer like him would be bothered by such a thing as a conscience.<br />He&#8217;s nearly as creepy as the dude in No Country for Old Men.<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/26309?basename=52782 2008-03-30T15:06:15Z SKermitgorf http://ficlets.com/authors/kermitgorf <p>I am embarrassed to admit that I have never read <em>Tell-Tale Heart</em>. I really should.<br />And thanks, wytherwings. I was going for creepy in this one. :)</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/26309?basename=52757 2008-03-30T08:25:06Z Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) http://ficlets.com/authors/capital_w_writer <p>oh&#8230; wow<br />kind of reminds me of Edgar Allen Poe&#8217;s Tell-Tale Heart. The last line mostly. they&#8217;re really different, but still<br />anyways, this is really good. kind of creepy too. but good<br />=]</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/26309?basename=52756 2008-03-30T08:13:22Z wytherwings http://ficlets.com/authors/wytherwings