~Chapter 6~

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Next day would be free for everyone. So Frida and Björn decided to hang out. They have always been really good friends, and sometimes Frida could talk more to Björn than she did to Benny.

Frida and Björn took a walk through Stockholm. It was quite bad weather, and it was snowing a lot. "How do you feel about the reunion?" Björn asked as they passed over a bridge.
"Well... It will be fun. But I'm a bit nervous. I mean, something could happen. What if I fall on the stage, again..." Björn laughed. "Oh, I remeber that!" Frida looked at Björn. "I don't think you and Agnetha should dance so much this time..."
Frida laughed. "No... Dancing is not that much my thing today."
"Says the woman who climb mountains at seventy!"
Both laughed. "I mean Agnetha more, actually" Björn said.
"So, do you want me to dance? I don't think so... I haven't take a dance step for over twenty years..."
"Well, no dancing."
"No..."

They came to a park, and sat down on one of the benches. They sat quiet and looked at the beautiful trees covered with snow. The empty park gave both of them a strange feeling in the stomach. It was so fortune, and quiet that it almost hurt. But both liked it. That was one of the reasons why they fit together as friends so well. Both liked to have quiet and calm moments, when they could just think about whatever they wanted. And for some reason, it was easier to do that with somebody around.

"I remember so much from the ABBA years" Björn said suddenly. "Me too. It don't take a day without me thinking or dreaming of ABBA."
"What do you dream?"
"Well, different. Sometimes it's funny dreams of us four doing something together. Sometimes real memories come back to me. Things that really happened. But sometimes, it's nightmares..."
"Nightmares?"
"Yeah... You know. It were so much, and so big. People everywhere who seemed to wanna eat you up!"
Björn laughed silent. "Now you sounds like Agnetha."
"I know... But I understand Agnetha, because I felt the same way even if no one could see it. I'm good hiding things... But of course, it affected Agnetha more than me."
"Do you regret that you were a part of ABBA then?"
"No way!" Frida exclaimed and made Björn laugh. "It was at the same time wonderful to be on stage so much, and to do the thing you like most in the whole world!"
"I agree" Björn said. "What do you say, time for lunch?"
"Yup" Frida said and they walked away. "Wait, we're not too far away from Grand Hotel, right?" Frida asked. "No. We're really close."
"Can I get my wallet and my sunglasses? I want to have them if there are many people."
"Of course."

Björn waited outside the hotel while Frida went up to get her stuff. She knocked on her and Henry's door, and opened. "Oh, sorry to disturb" she said when she saw the woman who sat opposite Henry in one of the armchairs. "It's okay darling."
"Hi, Frida" Frida said and went to the woman to shake her hand. "Emma" she said. "Nice to meet you."
"What are you doing?" Frida asked Henry. "She is a collegue from the job, we're talking a bit."
"Oh, okay." Frida took her stuff. "What are you doing in Sweden?"

Emma talked English, and the company Henry owned was placed in Britain. "Well, I'm here to visit a friend, and then I heard that Henry was here. So, we decided to meet."
"Alrigh, have a good time" Frida said with a smile. "Bye darling!"
"Bye!"

Frida and Björn started to walk towards the restaurant. "What is it?"
"What? Nothing."
"Come on Frida, I can see that something is wrong. You can talk to me..."
Frida sighed. "I'm just paranoid..."
"What then?"
"When I came up to the room there was a woman, maybe fourty or something, very cute... They said that she is from Henry's job. But I couldn't really believe that. What if she and Henry are like..."
"Together?"
"Yeah!!"
Björn nodded. "I don't think so, or I don't want to think so. Henry is a lovely man, and you have been together with him for so long. How long is it now?"
"It was official seven years ago..."
"Right. I don't think that someone who have spent his life with somebody for seven years would be cheating..."
"Benny did..."
"Okay, but just in the end. He didn't do it all the time. I can tell you that."
"Yeah, as said. I'm just paranoid..."

Agnetha was sitting in the sofa wathing TV. Her two dogs were sitting beside her. She pat their soft fur. She felt alone. But, it was her choice, she thought. She had promised herself that she never wanted to be in love again. Never again love... Because love is a weird thing that in the end almost always breaks the heart.

Soon she went up. "Should we take a walk?" she asked her dogs with baby voice. They started to jump and ran out to the hall. Agnetha smiled. They went out. It was a really cold day.

It weren't much people out. It was about to be dark even if the time was just 4 o'clock. And then it was sooo cold... But soon she met a guy that she knew well. "Hi Agnetha" he said and stopped in front of her. "Hi Endigo!"
The boy's name were actually Tobias, but he was in a band where they had these other names. Tilda liked that band very much which was called Overworld. "How are you doing today?"
"Just fine thanks" Agnetha aswered. "And you?"
"Perfect. But its's very cold!"
"Yeah, really..."
"No, I have to move on now."
"Is there a party?" Agnetha laughed. "Yup. HOW COULD YOU GUESS THAT...?"
Agnetha laughed again. "Bye!"
"Bye!"

Agnetha would make dinner for Linda and the others today. She loved to cook. It would be lasagna today.

Benny was sitting in front of his piano. He played a soft almost jazzy melody. He knew that Mona loved it. Mona came into the living room.
"I love that..."
"I know."
They kissed each other, and then Mona sat down in the sofa. "I can't really believe that ABBA will reunite." "Not me either!" Benny said with a smile and Mona laughed.

It was time to go to bed when Agnetha heard her mobile call. It was Frida. "Hi, Frida!"
"Hi!"
"Is it something?"
"No... I just wanted to talk a bit."
Agnetha laughed. "Sure... You don't use to call if you don't want something... I know you..."
"Well, okay..."

Frida told Agnetha about the Henry and Emma thing. But Agnetha thought the same as Björn.
"Sorry because I disturbed... I just wanted to talk about it. I'm really worried."
"Don't be honey. Henry isn't such a man. And if he is anyway, I'll come and bangs in his head..."
Frida laughed. "Wow, Aggie. You can be so evil sometimes... One can't believe it first time one see you."
"I have my dark sides..." Both laughed. "Thank you for talking to me Aggie."
"No, problem. I would help you in every way I can, and even travel to the other side of the world to do it."
"By flight?" Frida asked. "Even with flight!"
"Well, I feel honourd... Good night!"
"Good night!"

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