Every time a woman finds the courage to speak publicly about her assault, countless others are forced to relive their own.
Old wounds reopen. Memories they fought to bury come rushing back. The pain echoes far beyond a single story.
It's a thousand cuts all over again.
Yet they keep speaking.
Not because it's easy.
Not because it heals them instantly.
But because silence protects violence, and truth is often the only thing powerful enough to challenge it.
Every voice carries the weight of countless others who never got the chance, never felt safe enough, or were never believed.
And despite the backlash, the exhaustion, and the pain of reliving it all, they continue to speak with the hope that one day fewer women will have to.
That one day courage won't be necessary just to tell the truth.
That one day the violence will finally end.