I Won't Let You Go

Chapter 34

Upon arrival at the hospital, Agnetha was still unconscious. The paramedics in the ambulance had given her oxygen and IV fluids as well as a heated blanket to keep her and her babies warm. However, the two babies were stressed out after everything that had happened and the doctors were quick to try to find their little heartbeats. Björn had followed the ambulance to the hospital and was waiting impatiently along with the others in the waiting room. They just hoped and prayed that Agnetha and the babies were safe and sound.

Meanwhile, the doctors continued to give Agnetha oxygen and IV fluids while keeping her warm with some more heated blankets. They immediately checked the babies' heartbeats by putting a fetal monitor on Agnetha's exposed bump. At first, the doctors struggled to find a heartbeat from both babies, but after about 5 minutes, both babies heartbeats were detected by the fetal monitor. The babies were alive and kicking and were staying strong for themselves and for their mother. After checking the babies heartbeats, Agnetha was moved over to a private hospital room, where she continued to be warmed up with heated blankets and IV fluids. She no longer needed oxygen now that she was well enough to breathe on her own, while the fetal monitor stayed on Agnetha's large bump as a way for the doctors and nurses to keep monitoring the babies' heartbeats.

From there, the doctor came in and told the others about Agnetha's condition as well as the babies' condition. The family and Björn especially were relieved to hear that Agnetha was recovering. They followed the doctor to Agnetha's private hospital room and their hearts broke at the sight of her but they stayed strong, knowing that she and the babies needed hope and strength. And hope and strength from a supportive and loving group of close family and friends indeed. Agnetha was still unconscious but as far as the doctors as well as the family were concerned, Agnetha and the babies were doing very well and were responding to the treatment that the doctors had been giving them.

After a little while, Agnetha slowly began waking up as her family took notice. Once Agnetha fully opened her eyes, she was overwhelmed. Completely overwhelmed over the fact that she was still alive and was in the hospital surrounded by her family and she was especially surprised to see that Björn was there and he couldn't be anymore grateful that Agnetha was now awake. Agnetha had been through so much over the past year especially and to her family, this was a sign that she hasn't given up and that her two unborn babies are proving to be just as strong and resilient as their Mama.

"Anna, you're awake!" Björn exclaimed as tears of relief began flowing down his face and he held her tightly. "God, we've missed you and our two little girls! We were so worried about you and them! Words just can't describe! I'm so glad you three are ok but this was all my fault, Anna! I should've gone with you to the supermarket and stayed with you the entire time! My duty as a man, a husband, a Papa, and a Morfar is to protect the ones I love and especially you, Agnetha. You deserve all the protection in the world and I had failed to give that protection to you once again and to our babies as well. You three deserve better!"

"Oh Björn!" Agnetha exclaimed. "It's not your fault! Don't ever think that! Please! It was my decision to go to that supermarket by myself! I should've listened to you! Please stop blaming yourself for this when at the end of the day, it's my fault that I'm here now!"

"Mama, Papa, stop blaming yourselves for this situation," Christian said. "It was nobody's fault. It just happened and that's just how life is sometimes. What matters is that Mama and the babies have been found safe and they are doing well. And they are healthy."

After a while, the doctors came into the room with a whole tray of food in order to try and get Agnetha to eat. God knows she and the babies needed food. They haven't eaten in a week and it wasn't good for them at all. However, Agnetha was trying to force herself not to eat. To Agnetha, her whole kidnapping along with all the brutal torture that she had endured inside that shed from Lena beating her to not being food, water, or heat had emotionally traumatized her. Because Lena had been the one behind all of this, Agnetha thought of the whole thing as a brutal punishment for getting back with Björn and she wanted to continue paying the price for it, even though she didn't do anything wrong.