The Day Before You Came

Chapter Fifteen

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Benny was playing the piano with closed eyes. His fingers moving deftly through the keys as he let the music flow and his senses delighted in the melody. He was thinking of Frida, she was his muse. He had written a new song for her and he wanted to show it to her.

He wanted to prove to Frida that she could spend her days by his side, Benny felt that he was deliberately at war with Ragnar and he didn't want to lose. He wanted Frida for him. With the great news that he could undergo an operation his expectations had increased, now more than ever he had a reason to fight to recover; love for Anni-Frid.

He kept playing while in his mind he played the sound of her laughter and saw the shape of her smile, she was just perfect. Suddenly he had an idea...

"That Mr. Handsome and you what?!"

Sygni and Frida were at Frida's house drinking coffee and tidying up Frida's room while catching up on everything.

Frida laughed at her best friend's reaction, "As you heard,"

"You're dating him!" Sygni screamed again.

"Kind of, and stop screaming!"

"Oh bitch!" Sygni threw one of the pillows at her and it fell directly on Frida's face. They both laughed.

"Hey!"

"That man is a hunk and I told you he liked you, I told you!" Sygni was elated. Frida saw her making little jumps on the bed and applauding.

"He's a gallant and a gentleman," Frida said with a smile on her face as she sat on the other side of the bed. "He's an incredible man, Sygni, and I'm afraid of not reciprocating as much as he deserves,"

"But why not?" Sygni frowned, "You're everything a man would like to have Anni-Frid, and you know? I'm glad you were encouraged to break up with Ragnar, I don't like him," she finished with a sullen tone in her voice.

Frida wasn't surprised by such a comment, Sygni had never tried to hide her displeasure towards Ragnar.

"That's the problem," Frida said nervously, "I'm not done with him,"

Sygni stood still and her big blue eyes widened. "Anni-Frid Lyngstad, is that you?" She asked incredulously.

"I know, I know!" Frida said distressed, "Ragnar doesn't deserve this, I'm practically cheating on him, if he finds it out I don't want to imagine how this would end,"

"You're not cheating on him, you're following your instincts," Sygni hastened to say. "Do you still love him?"

Frida was silent for a moment, she couldn't say no but she couldn't say she was totally in love with him either.

"There you go, you even have to think about it,"

"I asked him for time, just as with Benny. The difference is that with Benny I don't want to waste time, I love being with him, I want to give myself completely to him but I need to get rid of Ragnar completely first and I don't know how to handle it,"

"Why didn't you break up with Ragnar instead of asking him for time?"

"Because I love him, Sygni, not like before, but a part of me still belongs to him. I feel like I'm throwing myself into the void with Benny, but imagining a future with him is so easy, "

"Throw yourself then!" Sygni encouraged her.

"It sounds so easy..."

Sygni was thoughtful for a moment, she knew she could make Frida break up with Ragnar in a second, but she could also end up with a broken heart. Still, she knew that her friend was a strong woman and that she would get out of that situation, so she took courage. "Listen, you know I love you, right? You're like a sister to me and what I least want is to see you suffer,"