the story of Abigale

i think that this story is the case of something that has to do with ethics and nobody can be quite sure of what we are talking about..
i do not believe that there is someone good and someone bad in the story..everything is relative..

but i can still remember the first time i read the story back in 2004, when i was fighting and supporting my arguments and ideas..

at least now I'm a little wiser than then..
if someone knows the answer take a few minutes and write me what do u believe...i would love discuss it again...

Abigale loves Tom who lives on the other side of the river. A flood has destroyed
all bridges across the river, and has left only one boat afloat. Abigale asks
Sinbad, the owner of the boat, to bring her to the other side. Sinbad agrees,
but insists that Abigale has to sleep with him in return.
Abigale does not know what to do and runs to her mother and asks her what
she should do. Her mother tells Abigale that she does not want to interfere with
Abigale’s own business.
In her desperation Abigale sleeps with Sinbad who, afterwards, brings her
across the river. Abigale runs to Tom to happily embrace him and tell him
everything that has happened. Tom pushes her away bluntly and Abigale
runs away.
Not far from Tom’s house, Abigale meets John, Tom’s best friend. She tells
everything that has happened to him as well. John hits Tom for what he has
done to Abigale and walks away with her.