Catherine Parr awoke to the strange sensation of being out of time. But wait, that isn't right.

No, it's Saturday. It's her day off, so there's nothing that she could be late for. She's in bed in the apartment that she shares with her husband, Thomas. Somehow, this doesn't feel right either.

She sits up, unable to shake the feeling of having been somewhere very different, very recently. In her mind, she runs through the things she knows to be true:

My name is Catherine Parr.

I am the Queen of England, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII.

What? No.

My name is Catherine Parr.

I am an English professor at my local college. An author, a wife, and a mother.

A mother? Yes, she distinctly remembers her child, a little girl. She remembers a cry, growing fainter and fainter as her consciousness faded. That was the last thing she heard before she woke up this very morning.

Her feet carried her throughout the apartment, scuffing on the fluffy rugs covering the cool hardwood floors. They bring her to another room, painted a lovely pastel pink. There, underneath a long window, was a small wooden crib. And in that crib was…

"Mary." The name escaped from her lips as a gasp.

"Mama!"

The little dark-eyed girl in the crib reached out to her. Catherine picked her up, her eyes burning with tears and her heart at risk of beating out of her chest.

Yes. This is Mary Parr, her daughter. Catherine died giving birth to her, only for Mary to follow two years later.

But obviously not. Here they both were, clearly alive. If she had to guess, Mary looked to be about two and a half.

Catherine brought her closer to her chest, as Mary looked to grab a lock of her mother's hair.

"Hello, my darling." She whispered into the baby's ear.

Catherine walked around the room in a daze, bouncing Mary on her hip as she cooed contentedly. Suddenly, she noticed a small piece of paper stuck in the corner of the nursery mirror. Unfolding it revealed a list of names and contact info for the following people:

Catherine "Catalina" Aragon

Anne Boleyn

Jane Seymour

Anna Cleves

Katherine "Kitty" Howard

It was signed by "Marlow and Moss", names that were completely foreign to her. But the others, she couldn't help but think she'd heard them before. Maybe in a history book somewhere? Or perhaps they were listed off by one of her ladies in waiting?

No. She told herself sternly. I have some weird dream about being the Queen of England, and here I am believing it.

Still, these names might prove to be important. She slipped the note into her pocket with the intent of looking them up later.

That evening, she sat at the dinner table across from her husband, Thomas.

"Darling?"

"Hmm?" He said from behind a napkin.

"What do you think about reincarnation?"

"I – don't know. Why do you ask?"

"I don't know. I've just been thinking about it lately, I guess."

"It's wishful thinking, I suppose. We like to think there's something waiting for us after all of this, right?"

"Yes, but – I guess none of us can say for certain until it happens, right?"

"Sure. But why are you worried? Are you feeling alright?"

"I'm fine, just – trying to make conversation. Forget I even brought it up."

"Whatever you say, dear."

As Thomas slept beside her, Catherine sat awake at her computer, looking up the names on the strange note. Here is what she found:

Catherine of Aragon – First wife of King Henry VIII, 'Divorced'

How strange. Surely a coincidence, right? She kept searching.

Catalina Aragon – A nun, famous for her contributions to contemporary gospel music.

Somehow, this search entry seemed to be the Aragon that the note was referring to. Onto the next one.

Anne Boleyn – Second wife of King Henry VIII, 'Beheaded'

Again?

Anne Boleyn – Founder of Shakesy-P record label

Maybe King Henry VIII is some sort of key in all of this.

Jane Seymour – Third wife of King Henry VIII, 'Died'

When she hears the name Henry, all she can think about is that rebound guy she dated when her and Thomas were on a break all those years ago.

Jane Seymour – Singer, matriarch of the family band The Royal-ing Stones

How quaint.

Anne of Cleves - Fourth wife of King Henry VIII, 'Divorced'

Surely there was more to these women than their husband? Catherine thought to herself.

Anna Cleves – One of the world's wealthiest performing artists. Currently retired in a penthouse in Richmond, England.

Must be nice. One more to go.

Katherine Howard – Fifth wife of King Henry VIII, 'Beheaded'

Was she really only nineteen? What a shame.

Kitty Howard – Winner of the first Universe's Got Talent competition. Pop artist considered a musical prodigy.

At this point, Catherine's hunch was all but proven. But just to be sure, she searched one more name.

Catherine Parr – Sixth wife of King Henry VIII, 'Survived'

And there it was. As strange as it still sounded to her, there was little reason to doubt it now.

In another life, she had the same husband as five other unfortunate women.

She is the reincarnated version of Queen Catherine Parr.