A Rose By Any Other Name

by Jayne DLM

This story examines a type of woman who is frequently vilified and rarely understood. She is more than a single label and to dismiss her as such would be a mistake. A story of heartbreak, cruelty, abuse, and survival. Non-canon story. Not for the faint of heart.

1. Prologue

A Rose By Any Other Name

Prologue

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This is a story about a type of woman who is frequently vilified and rarely understood.

She is a woman of the night, a scarlet letter, a whore, a seductress, a tramp. She is wicked, she is dirty, she is immoral, she is a harlot. She is a home wrecker, a slovenly woman, dissolute, trash and of ill repute.

However there is much more to her than these labels. She is a daughter, a friend, a victim, a lover. She is kind, she is gentle, she is practical and she is honest.

But most of all, she is a survivor.

Her name is Bessy Higgins and this is her story.