To everyone who has tainted their body with scars,

This is from me to you.

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Hey, this is my first original book on Wattpad and I'm really excited to be publishing it. I've had so much fun writing it and I hope that you guys have just as much fun reading it.

Please keep in mind that this book is written in a completely different style than my other works — I tried to write in a more abstract and poetic way and though I don't think anyone will realize that, I just wanted to put it out there. This book is definitely not the usual cliche book with the main characters breaking up and then getting back together again in the mere span of a few chapters — I've tried to make it as simple and ambiguous as possible, even though simplicity and ambiguity don't really go hand in hand.

But maybe I'm just exaggerating.

I was tackling a few different subjects in this book — ranging from depression, self-harm, insecurity and then a minor eating disorder. And I've tried to make it as, for lack of a better word, beautiful  as possible. But please keep in mind that romanticizing disorders was not what I was trying to do here. That was simply the style I was writing it in, so I just went with it.

Another thing, this is the first book of a three-part series. I haven't decided on the name of the series, but it will be a trilogy.

The first part is Breathe. The second book in the series will be See. And the third, Touch.

Each of these books will deal with different problems, different obstacles and different characters though their stories, but at the end of the day, all three books will be entwined in some way or the other.

This is Breathe. It's a book I've put a lot of thought into and for that reason, I don't want people to steal it or claim it as their own. 

So, since I don't want to annoy you any longer, carry on with your reading.

This is Violet and Sofia's story of inhalation and exhalation.

Let's see if they can learn to breathe.

- Via.