‘Traumaversaries’ can be hard. Here’s how 4 sexual assault survivors honor theirs. [washingtonpost.com]

Carey Sipp 2/28/2212:00 PM

By Hannah Good, Illustration: Katty Huertas/The Washington Post, The Washington Post, February 26, 2022

Sitting on the cold metal bench of an Italian police station on Nov. 12, 2008, Keri Potts had one thought: I should’ve ordered the wine and cake.

The night before was supposed to be her last night of vacation. Potts, then 31, and her friend Lynn went to one last dinner at a Roman cafe. She felt like she’d overindulged on the trip, so she opted for water over her favorite red wine, and also declined dessert.

She didn’t know that just hours later, she would be fleeing an assault and attempted rape, ultimately leaping over a balcony in the dark to escape her attacker. Sitting on that bench between hours of questioning, the gravity of what she faced began to settle in. Plus, she was hungry.

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