She stopped at one post from a woman named Clara, who had attended the event through a livestream. "I've been hiding for seven years," Clara wrote. "Tonight, I told my sister everything. Tomorrow, I start planning my exit. Thank you for giving me a story I could see myself in."

: Advocacy groups emphasize that survivors do not "owe" their story to the public; those who remain silent are equally strong and brave. Common Themes in Survivor Campaigns

She told them about the night the fire broke out—not the kind with flames and smoke, but the slow, silent fire of domestic control that had consumed her home. She spoke of the locked doors, the silenced phone, the way her world had shrunk to the size of a single room. But then she spoke of the escape: a broken window, a neighbor who listened, and a hotline number hidden in a library book.

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