The Jump
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  • Parts 39
  • Time 10h 31m
Ongoing, First published Feb 21, 2013
Mature
(Incomplete)
LUCINDA is a heartbroken woman in her late twenties. She's a bit of a recluse and doesn't particularly trust men, thanks to a two-timing ex who spun her life upside down. 

So she takes a jump. From a bridge.

MERRILL is an elderly widow living in Redwood Village, away from busy city life. He spends his days fly-fishing, tending to his farm, and enjoying the absolute quiet.

But his kids seem to think he'd be better off in an old folks home.

RAIF owns a coffee shop in Breeze Bay---a tourist beach town. On the outside, he's a real catch: successful, handsome, a surfing champ, and when he's not out catching waves, he's playing fetch with his dog, Frank.

Except there's one teeny, tiny problem from his past, which comes back to shock him.

By accident and chance, these three lives collide, but will they change each other for the better, or will they only make matters worse?


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THIS IS SOMETHING I WROTE BACK IN 2013 AND IS A FIRST DRAFT.
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