You’ll see the signs but claim ignorance. You’ll see the sudden increase in clothes and major decrease in having fun. The need to cover raw skin and hideaway closed in a world where there is belief that no human can penetrate. You’ll see the eye bags, the fear to sleep because the nightmares keep coming, because they can still feel those strong, malicious hands gripping their two legs apart and taking control of their inability to fight. You’ll see them whispering at night “please don’t,” “please leave me,” “no, no, no.”

The panic attacks are there too. Don’t pretend you didn’t see it once or twice. The inability to breathe, the sudden pouring of tears, the hallucinations, the fear, the looking at their back to see, oh see, who’s watching them. You’ll see the rigid postures, the looking lost, the “oh, I didn’t hear you, would you mind repeating that for me.”

You saw them tears falling from their eyes. You saw them trying to own this situation they...