Draw the Breaths: Soo Kyung Kim

In the middle of the night, my alarm clock started ringing. Still deep in sleep, I barely noticed it at first, but the sound grew louder and louder. Suddenly, I opened my eyes and thought, Wait, is that my alarm clock? "Alarm clock!" I said to myself, realizing what it meant—it was 5 a.m.! I couldn't believe it. I had actually slept until 5 a.m. for the first time in years. I grabbed my phone to double-check the time, just to be sure. And there it was—5:00 a.m. sharp. You might not understand why this moment felt so incredible to me. For years, I've struggled with severe insomnia, averaging only about two hours of sleep a night. For the longest time, I dreamed of going to bed at 10 p.m. and waking up naturally at 5 a.m. But after 3.5 years, it finally happened last night. ( 18th of Nov, 2024 ) I was so excited, I checked my alarm clock twice, just to confirm that this wasn’t a dream. It felt like a miracle—an ordinary moment for most people, but an extraordinary trium