They were all wrong

Prompt: The Alligator River Story

I think that everyone in this story handled the stituation terribly. It is not like the bridge would never be repaired. It was going to be repaired in several weeks. The whole situation could have been avoided by simply waiting for the bridge to be repaired. I have very little respect for any of them.

Abigail was the worst in the story. I would rate her five. I can't have respect for anyone as impatient, immoral, manipulative, and spiteful as Abigail. I don't believe that she really loved Gregory as she said she did. All that she had to do was wait until the bridge was repaired. She was so impatient and had to go right then. If she truly loved Gregory, she would have waited to see him. But, if she just had to go right then she should have sacraficed a day of work to drive to the other bridge to go see the man that she loved. She was very selfsish about that. She also should have had more respect for herself than to agree to Sinbad's terms. She was so immoral that she agreed to have sex with someone other than Gregory. She couldn't have loved him very much if she agreed to have sex with someone else. It was also very wrong of her to bring Slug into the situation. She manipulated him by telling her side of the story and making him feel like he had to do something to Gregory. And after everything that had happened, she was very spiteful and overjoyed at seeing Gregory hurt. She should have forgave and forgotten.

Gregory was not much better. He could not have really loved Abigail either. I would rate him four. After seeing all that she went through to get to him, he should have been able to forgive her for her mistake. Everyone makes mistakes. It was very wrong of him to pass judgement so quickly and cast her away.

Sinbad was definately a terrible person. I rate him three. He should not have taken advantage of a person in a tough situation. He had no respect for Abigail, Gregory, or the relationship that they were in. He should have been kind enough to take her across the river without asking anything demoralizing of her. And if he insisted on charging her, it should not have been something as drastic as sexual intercourse.

Slug was in a tough situation, but did not have to do what he did. I rate him two. I respect him in the sense that he was just trying to help a friend. However, he handle it in a very wrong way. Violence should not have been used. Simply talking to Gregory could have been just as effective. He should have had the common sense to know this and to not act on impulse.

I rate Ivan one, but do not exactly agree with what he did. A friend came to him with a problem, and he just turned his back. He should have at the least offered advice. Maybe if he put some thought into it, he could have helped Abigail come up with a better way to get to Gregory. He may have even convinced her to wait for the bridge to be repaired. By just giving some kind of input, the whole situation could have been fixed.