Layla

by Colleen Hoover

“The womb is one existence. As a fetus, we didn’t remember life before the womb, and we had no idea if there would be life after the womb. All we knew was the womb. But then we were born, and we left the womb and came into our current realm of existence. And now we can’t remember being in the womb before this life, and we have no idea what comes after this life. And when our current life ends, we’ll be in a different realm altogether, where we might not remember this realm of existence, just like we don’t recall being in the womb. It’s just different realms.

There could be realms of existence we’ve never even entertained the idea of. They could be endless. I don’t think we ever really die.”

I wonder what happened in my childhood that makes me take on so much guilt, even when I’m not responsible for whatever is wrong.