I Won't Let You Go

Chapter 21

Björn continued to hold Agnetha for a few more minutes before they had no other choice to get up and finish up the rest of the day as much as neither of them wanted to let go. Björn's heart literally broke for Agnetha, she literally couldn't stop crying and the others at the cafe, including the two owners, felt the same. Björn tried to get himself and Agnetha up from the bench but Agnetha refused to get up and kept clinging onto him like a child wanting their mama to protect them.

"Anna, darling. I can't imagine how much you are hurting right now but we have to get going. Come on! Up!" Björn said gently as he managed to get Agnetha up from the bench.

"I really don't want to be seen right now!" Agnetha tearfully exclaimed.

"Honey, the car is right there! It's only 10 feet away," Björn said reassuringly.

Björn and Agnetha got into their car and began the 40 minute drive back to Ekerö as the sun began to set. The two lovebirds spent the entire car ride in silence for the most part. Björn badly wanted to end the silence by talking to Agnetha and playing music on the car radio, but Agnetha wasn't really feeling it. They got home and Agnetha, through her endless river of tears, couldn't feel anymore grateful to be home. She just wanted to stay home for the rest of her life after the humiliation that Lena had subjected her to. She did just that for several years but couldn't bring herself to stay home any longer, but then again she was younger. Once they got home, Linda and Christian immediately took notice of their tearful Mama running into the house and running as far away from them as possible.

"Mama, w-what —?" Linda asked in confusion as Björn walked in.

"Papa what happened with Mama?" Christian asked Björn as he greeted his oldest two children.

"Lena," Björn replied. "Without a doubt."

"Well what exactly did she do to her?" Linda asked curiously.

"Kids, lets not talk about this right now," Björn sighed. "But for now, I need to find your mother. Lena really hurt her today."

"She ran towards her room," Christian replied.

"I'll go with you Papa," Linda said.

"Same here," Christian added.

"You guys don't have to come if you don't want to," Björn replied.

"But Papa, we want to," Christian said.

"She's our Mama and we can't stand to see her like this as much as you can't stand it either. Please Papa," Linda said.

"Alright," Björn shrugged. "Guess there's no other choice."

Björn, Linda, and Christian made their way to Agnetha's bedroom and gently knocked on her door. She was no longer crying but she was very quiet and the door was locked. Björn, Linda, and Christian's worst fears started to come true again: Agnetha had actually committed suicide. Björn, Linda, and Christian immediately started to bang on Agnetha's bedroom door frantically as a result.

"MAMA! MAMA! OPEN UP! PLEASE LET US KNOW YOU'RE OK!" Linda exclaimed through the door.

Agnetha herself heard Björn, Linda, and Christian's frantic knocks on her bedroom door but she had decided to ignore it. Luckily, she still hasn't had any suicidal tendencies but she was very distant and withdrawn at this point. She just stared down at the floor as she sat on her bed. Meanwhile, Björn, Linda, and Christian were becoming desperate and the others in the house began to take notice.

"What's going on?" Isabelle asked as she noticed her husband, her sister in law, and her father in law frantically banging on Agnetha's door.

"It's Mama," Christian replied. "She seems really depressed today."