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TITLE: "The Butterfly"
AUTHOR: Blu
EMAIL: Blu2cool@AOL.com
RATING: PG-13
DISCLAIMER: All rights to the characters and places of General Hospital and Port Charles are reserved for ABC, Bob Guza, TPTB, producers, writers, etc. I use the General Hospital characters for my own personal enjoyment and that of others, not for profit. None of them belong to me. I own nothing, so don't expect much if you decide to sue. No copyright infringement intended.
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PROLOGUE:
"My name is Stephanne, and I was raped a few years ago. I thought my college campus was safe, but it's not. I'm 23."
"I'm Annie. I'm 30 years old. I just got divorced. My husband ... used to abuse me. Now he is in jail and I'm trying to get on with my life."
"Hi. My name is Dawn. I'm 14. I'm here because my mom made me come. My dad -- my dad used to touch me -- used to rape me. My mom and I moved away three years ago."
"I'm Jessica, I'm 20, and I was attacked and raped in a parking lot one night last month."
"Ellie. My name is -- I'm Ellie. I've never been to a support group before. My -- I'm twenty-six. I was -- I was raped randomly on a night run in my own neighborhood. My husband and I are separated because he can't even bear to look at me."
"I'm Danielle and I'm 18. I was raped when my apartment was broken into six months ago. He -- he had a gun."
"My name is Elizabeth, and I was raped two years ago, the night before Valentine's Day, in the city park. I'm seventeen."
End Prologue.