I Won't Let You Go

Chapter 38

May 17, 2020

Several weeks had passed since Björn's birthday and he eventually did record a personalized video message for all the girls on the ABBA fandom and they all freaked out about it. They couldn't feel anymore grateful that Björn had physically taken the time out of his day to personally thank them for the video. It was very typical of Björn to do such a thing and it was really sweet. It was now the middle of May and the weather in Stockholm was absolutely beautiful. A beautiful day to ride some horses at a very familiar farmhouse in Ekerö. 

It also didn't stop Björn to keep up with his heavy work schedule at 75 years old. Cher had recorded a new Spanish version of Chiquitita and like the original version of the song that was released 41 years earlier during a UNICEF benefit concert at the United Nations in New York City, most of the songs proceeds went to UNICEF as they continue helping those affected with COVID-19 in third world countries and other developing nations around the world. And if that wasn't enough, the Eurovision finals, which were supposed to be held that night in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and had been canceled due to the virus.

The finals itself had since been replaced by a TV special featuring all the acts that would've participated in the Eurovision Song Contest this year and Björn was set to make an appearance during the special which was the night before. During his video message, Björn reminisced on the time he won Eurovision back in 1974 in Brighton with Waterloo alongside Benny, Frida, and Agnetha. It was their proudest moment for sure and Björn couldn't help but mention how chubby he was at the time thanks to Agnetha insisting that he gain weight before the Eurovision finals that year as she had thought he was too thin in the weeks leading up to Eurovision.

He had even mentioned his grandson, Albert, the son of Emma and Olof, and how he came home from school once and that all of his friends were talking about Björn and ABBA in general, along with how lucky Albert's friends thought he was as a result. After finishing up some last minute work related things he had to do, Björn was finally caught up and decided to spend time with Agnetha and the rest of the family. After all, the weather was absolutely beautiful and Tilda and Esther wanted to show their Mormor and Morfar their new jumps.

Agnetha and Björn couldn't feel any more happier and prouder of their granddaughters as they rode around their horses. Tilda was riding Freya while Esther had Pricken. Signe, on the other hand, was riding Mickey as usual as he was her pony. Then a thought came to Agnetha's mind. She wanted to ride one of the horses herself despite being pregnant and it was a high risk pregnancy as well due to her age and so many other factors. But Agnetha didn't care, she was that stubborn. And with that being said, she took Amber out of her stall and began walking her close to the front of the stables as she grabbed the seat used to ride the horses along with some of the reins. Björn was feeling astonished at what she was doing and tried to stop her, along with Christian and Jens.

"Anna, what are you doing?!" Björn asked.

"I'm going to ride, what else do you think I'm doing?!" Agnetha snapped.

"Agnetha, this really isn't a good idea," Jens added.

"I. Don't. Care," Agnetha hissed. "Now help me up!"

Björn, Christian, and Jens sighed and rolled their eyes as they reluctantly gave into Agnetha's demands. Björn also hopped onto Amber just to make sure Agnetha is ok as he took control of the reins. Christian and Jens, along with Linda, closely monitored them as they slowly rode around. By then, Tilda, Esther, and Signe, along with their friend, Estelle, had stopped riding their horses and were more focused on Agnetha and Björn and the fact that Agnetha had insisted on riding despite her high risk pregnancy.

After a while of riding, Björn and Agnetha decided to call it a day as it was starting to get late. Björn carefully got off of Amber but just as he was about to help Agnetha get off as well, Amber began feeling very fussy and she immediately jumped up and neighed while doing so. And as a result, Agnetha fell off of Amber, knocking her unconscious. Luckily, Agnetha fell from her side and thumped her head a little bit, but the impact of the fall was bad enough for her water to break and for her to go into early labor.