I Won't Let You Go

Chapter 23

The next day, Agnetha's symptoms were getting worse. And to top it off, Linda and Christian's worst fears about Björn had come true. He had gotten sick as well and like Agnetha, his symptoms were getting worse by the hour. Linda, Christian, their spouses, and the grandkids were all concerned for them in one way or another. Linda had also spoken to Benny and Frida about their condition and by late afternoon, Björn and Agnetha's condition had gotten so bad that their two kids were left with no other choice but to take their parents to the hospital.

Linda and Christian got their two parents into the car and drove off to the hospital. Both Agnetha and Björn pretty much had the same symptoms: splitting headaches, chills, sweat, high fevers, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, and vomiting. They needed medical treatment as soon as possible. They were no longer young after all. They were both feeling nauseous as Linda and Christian drove them to the nearest hospital.

"Christian, you need to pull over! I think Mama's about to throw up again!" Linda exclaimed.

She sensed that Agnetha was about to throw up all over the car floor and all over Björn, who was starting to feel nauseous himself. Christian quickly pulled the car over on the side of the highway and he and Linda carefully got their sick parents out of the car and they each held their parents as they threw up all over the pavement before heading back into the car. And soon enough, they began driving again.

"Linda," Christian asked as he turned to his sister while keeping his eyes on the road at the same time.

"Yeah," Linda replied.

"Do you think Lena may have poisoned Mama and Papa?"

"No, not really," Linda frowned. "Why would you think that?"

"Well for starters, they are both really sick," Christian replied. "And we all know that Lena is still being a pain in the ass."

"True, but it could just be other things. Not necessarily Lena."

"Yeah I know. Lena poisoning them is just a possibility. I mean I'm not a doctor but still."

"I know. I mean you made a good point yesterday when it comes to Papa and because of that I'm honestly not really surprised that he got sick as well. He's just as sick as Mama after all."

"I just hope that Mama and Papa are ok," Christian sighed as he pulled into the emergency room entrance.

"Same," Linda sighed.

Once Christian and Linda pulled into the emergency room, Linda quickly got out of the car while Christian stayed with their parents. Linda explained to the two nurses on duty what was happening as some more nurses grabbed two stretchers and placed Agnetha and Björn onto each stretcher and wheeled them away. As Agnetha and Björn were being wheeled into separate rooms, Linda and Christian couldn't help but sense some words coming out of Agnetha's mouth.

"Björn! Don't leave me!" Agnetha exclaimed as she saw Björn being wheeled into an examination room and burst into tears.

The nurses then wheeled Agnetha into another examination room that was across the hall from the examination room where Björn was being treated. They couldn't help but feel sorry for Agnetha as she cried through her physical pain. They knew Agnetha wasn't crying because of the physical pain that she was in but for her love for Björn. The nurses immediately hooked both Agnetha and Björn on antibiotics that were being given to them through IV fluids as well as oxygen masks as the doctors and nurses continued running tests on each of them.

Meanwhile, in the waiting room, their two children were awaiting the condition that their two parents were in. At this point, Linda and Christian were joined by the others as well as by Benny and Frida, who both had lost their minds after being told by Linda what had happened. The family sat impatiently for two hours awaiting an update on their condition.