Disclaimer: Nope, I still don't own Charmed.
What's in a Name?
A story by: Ryeloza
Six: Prue
Prue read the words on the paper for the tenth time. "Write your name as you want it written on your diploma. Write your name as you want it written on your diploma. Write your name..."
Frustrated, Prue sighed loudly and pulled out a piece of notebook paper. On the paper, she wrote "Prudence Halliwell" on one line and underneath that she wrote "Prudence Victoria Halliwell." "Which one?" she said angrily. She hated being indecisive, but this was one instance that warranted careful consideration. This was her college diploma. This was important. "Which one?"
At her high school graduation, she'd had them announce her as just "Prudence Halliwell." The decision had seemed obvious then, but now Prue felt unsure. She hated acknowledging her father in any way, but there it was: a variation of his name stuck right in the middle of hers. Why did her mother have to name her for her father, anyway? Had he even cared? Probably not.
But there was the fact that it was her name. She assumed her mother have given it careful consideration. Perhaps there was even a slight chance that Mom had even talked to Dad about it. They'd picked it out for her and given it to her. She owned the right to her own name, so she should be able to use the entire thing, right? Just because she had been named with her father in mind didn't make the name any less hers. And really, it was more hers than his.
Prue wrung her hands together and then wrote her choice on the form.
"Write your name as you want it written on your diploma: Prudence Halliwell."
After all, even if the name was hers, it would still remind her of her father every time she saw it. And why would she want that?