Hi everyone, Minerrale speaking.

There are a few things I want to tell you before this story moves on, so please bear with me for a little while.

First, I want to thank each and every one of you for reading, liking, commenting, and following this novel. It means the world to me, and I am grateful to all of you for your constant (and often silent) support. Thank you, you guys are the best.

Second, I feel that I owe you guys an explanation. This is a sort of autobiography, a journey that I'm taking on the path to healing, and an open hand towards all of my brothers and sisters out there who suffer from mental illnesses, abuse, traumas, fear and pain. I have survived horrors that sadly have names: rape, incest, hunger, prostitution, emotional abuse, psychological torture, countless humiliations small and big, and more. I am not the only one, far from it, and overall I was lucky to always have someone nearby that would offer me a hand, a hug, a bit of bread or simply a shoulder to cry on. I want to thank them all too, they have saved my life. 

France, Karen, Raph, Thod, Alex, Max, Quentin, Lilie, Sarah, maman... and even some of you readers and creators: Penni, Alex Wolf, Harmony S-S, Zaboem, Spicy, Jenny Toons, Mr Toontastic, Off-Brand-Barbie, Kip, Kura, Lortia MJB and all the others... You saved my life. My sanity. You have given me reasons to live and to keep fighting. Thank you. 

Thirdly, I would like to open a QnA for those of you who might have questions for me or the characters from this story. Leave a comment here or contact me in whichever way you'd like, you have 2 weeks ;)

Last but not least, I want to ask you to open your hearts, your arms and your minds to those people like me who suffer silently from horrors with and without names, from unbearable pain and from memories too terrible to recall. Offer them a smile, a kind word, a bit of bread... It doesn't take much but it can save lives. Thank you.