Listen. She is not the only one.
Voices gather around Eve’s. A sentence from here, a memory from there, a question that will not go away.
As the chorus rises, it becomes harder to pretend this is just one story, one woman, one room. The sound you hear now belongs to many Eves at once.
Story text
Door 23 – Many Eves
At first, you might try to keep track of who is speaking. One voice, then another. One accent, then a different one. A sentence that sounds like it belongs to someone you know. A silence that sounds like your own.
Very quickly, the edges blur. Stories lean into each other. Details repeat. Questions repeat. Excuses repeat. The chorus builds until you cannot neatly separate where one Eve ends and the next begins.
What you are hearing here is not background noise. It is the sound of people who have already told this story, or tried to. It is the sound of people who swallowed it for years. It is the sound of those who are still deciding whether their experience even counts as harm.
Online resources
Support information and links
Support information and links connected to domestic abuse awareness and survivor support.
Bedfordshire based services
Butterflies in Shades of Grey
The Butterflies in Shades of Grey programme is a comprehensive support initiative designed to assist both direct and indirect victims of domestic and sexual violence. This programme acknowledges the complex nature of trauma and offers a multi-faceted approach to healing and empowerment.
Bedfordshire Police
Bedfordshire Police and partners are working together to tackle perpetrators of violence or abuse against women and girls, including rape and sexual offences, stalking and domestic abuse.
BDAP
Bedfordshire Domestic Abuse Partnership offers information, support pathways and local connections for people affected by domestic abuse across Bedfordshire.
National services
24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline for Women
0808 2000 247
Helping women escape domestic abuse.
ManKind Initiative
0808 800 1170
Helping men escape domestic abuse.
Galop
0800 999 5428
Support for LGBT+ people who have experienced abuse and violence.
16 Days of Action 2025
This year’s 16 Days of Action Our House tour and workshops is proud to be funded by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Grassroots Innovation Fund.