The Parent Trap

A Walk in the Park

After having the cold breakfast as a family, Björn had waited in the living room, giving Agnetha the chance to get dressed. He walked around his old home thinking about how much he missed the place. The home had a few changes since he had lived there. For instance, the color of the walls had changed, some of the furniture like couches and tables were replaced, and the decor was also different. He did not know why, but he wondered.

For Agnetha the constant reminder of Björn bothered her and made her feel entrapped within the four walls of her home, the same home she had shared with the love of her life.

She would see the color of the house and remember the way they both painted the walls together– laughing and playing. When she'd sit on the couch she would remember the way he'd cuddle her as they talked about growing old together. She could even smell his cologne and it only made her miss him more.

As Björn was observing the changes considering how much has changed due to quickly finding another love after his separation with Agnetha, she was in the bedroom pondering why and how men could be inconsiderate.

When she had finished dressing herself in a navy polka dotted dress, Agnetha immediately went to prepare the kids, too. After nearly forty minutes, she met Björn in the kitchen.

"Did you need more time?" Björn asked. "I have all day," he said sarcastically.

"If you had cared to help getting them dressed, maybe we would have been at the park already." He realized she was correct and did not add another remark.

The family of four drove to the park which was ten minutes away. The children were excited to play on the swings and slides, while the two parents dreaded it. There was existing tension between them, but they did their best to hide it.

Björn had thought a lot about what it was with Agnetha that made him so angry. She hadn't done anything to him. He once had so much love for this woman but now his feelings are of anger and he did not understand what made him feel this way. She was simply quiet and looking out the window during their ride.

Meanwhile, Agnetha had thought about how do deal with her daughter. She knew she had to explain that her father is with another woman now, married and happy. Agnetha also knew it clearly that she still loved Björn deeply. Her frustration with herself is what makes her angry, but instead of finding a solution to move on she instead could only take out her anger on Björn.

"Papa! Lollipop! Lollipop!" Linda called out.

"Hey, Linda, what did we say about asking nicely." Her mother was already upset with her. She did not even apologize to her parents for scaring them to death and then trapping them.

"Papa, please."

"Of course, my angel. Anything."

The children went on to play on the playground. Björn pushed Linda on the swings and Agnetha helped little Christian on the slide, catching him before he slid to the ground. Nothing made her happier than seeing her children happy.

Linda and her father took a break for a drink of water at the fountain when they had seen a small man humming. The man looked at Linda and gave her a silly face making her laugh.

"Cotton candy for you little one?" The vendor in the park spoke out as he looked at Linda. The short, chubby man smiled extending out a large pink cotton candy on a stick. Linda's eyes widened.

Christian was playing with his mother. One last slide down before she picked him up and went to search for the other half of her family. She kissed the happy boy. He had looked just like his father.