In 1992 Magnus's baby girl, Linda was born and I was happy for him & Monica. They finally got a place of their own, and subsequently moved, not far from us.
In 1993, we decided to get rid of the rock 'n' roller image, so Morten had his hair short again, and mine was the same length as before I grew it, but now I had a fringe. We definitely looked more grown up and mature now! The "Coneheads" came out that year, and Morten & I were chosen to sing the classic song "Can't take my eyes off you" as a duet. It was lovely since Anni-Frid sang it in Swedish many years earlier. What you see in the music video is real, Morten & I were not acting. We hugged each other, danced & kissed. It was such a fun thing to do. Sadly, my grandmother on my dad's side died that year. It was expected though, the poor woman was ill for a long time. But thank God, she became Born Again, so we were also relieved that her suffering was over.
Sadly, my dad passed on that year as well, he had leukemia. Magnus & I were both by his side as he died, and we cried as he watched him slip into eternity. But in a way, if he had to die it was a blessing because he went quickly. And also, he became born again before he died, so I'm just so happy that we were all becoming born again this family. I cried at his funeral, and I mourned but I was also happy because he went to Heaven. And during his last months, he wasn't weak he was always going places, spending time with family wanting to make the most of his final days.
But one day shortly after he died, my brother revealed that he wanted to sell the house that our dad had spent 20 years making! And I was so angry, because I believed for a while that that's what killed, or at least contributed to the death of our daddy!
There was never peace during this time, we were ripping each other through the phone lines. I believed he wanted to cash in on our father's death by selling the house, that and our grief on top of that. Then one day in November, I thought it best to end this, so I got up to phone him and as I walked over to the phone, it rang so I answered it. It was Magnus. For the first time in a long time we talked to each other, rather than at each other. He offered to meet me at the cafe so we could talk. I was relieved he felt the same way I did and he was probably relieved too.
Magnus revealed to me that he wanted to sell the house because when our dad died, he'd burst into tears every time he'd step into that house as everything in it reminded him of our dad and they were very close. He felt he had to let go. We both teared up as we talked about this. We then agreed to simply rent the house, so that holiday makers and tourists can enjoy the place the way we did. We then got up and gave each other a great big hug. Now there was peace in the family.
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