Harder To Breathe
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Songs To Stories Volume III
Inspired by: Down Bad by Taylor Swift
Harder to Breathe is, without a doubt, my favourite book in the Songs to Stories series so far. Inspired by Taylor Swift’s Down Bad, it captures a love so intense, so consuming, it feels like a force of nature—until the harsh reality of the world tears it apart. This is a story about two boys who were never meant to exist in each other’s orbit, yet somehow found a love that defied every expectation. But love alone isn’t always enough. Not when the lines between privilege and survival are drawn so sharply in the sand.
Noah Calloway has spent his entire life on his family’s sprawling Texas ranch, a world of endless horizons and inherited expectations. Matteo was never meant to be part of that world. His family has worked the land for years, their lives dictated by the invisible lines that separate those who belong and those who never truly will. But from the moment Noah and Matteo met, the world around them blurred—just two boys lying in the sun, stealing kisses between the rows of mesquite trees, their love a secret written in the spaces no one else could see.
But secrets can’t last forever. When whispers of their relationship begin to surface, Noah makes a choice—one that shatters everything. In an act of desperation, he betrays the one person who ever truly knew him, setting off a chain of events that can never be undone. As ICE raids Matteo’s family home, Noah watches, frozen with guilt, as the boy he loves is taken from him, leaving behind nothing but dust and the echo of what they could have been.
Now, with nothing but regret and the weight of what he’s done, Noah is left to pick up the pieces. But is redemption even possible when the damage is already done? Harder to Breathe is a heart-wrenching story of first love, impossible choices, and the devastating cost of a single moment of weakness. It’s about finding the courage to fight for the person you love—before it’s too late.
