Disclaimer: I do not own anything that has to do with the Dukes of Hazzard. I made up the character Ashley Jo Rite for my own use.
A cool breeze drifted past my shoulders from the open window. The Georgia countryside flew past my rusty Ford pickup. The sun had just risen about an hour ago leaving the dew drops to sparkle across the grass. I pulled a baseball cap out of the back seat and positioned it on my head to shade the morning sun from my eyes. I knew it was only about a half hour until I reached my childhood home in Hazzard County. I flipped on my radio hoping to find some rock to which I'd grown accustomed to. Instead I'd found on every channel was country music. It didn't surprise me. I'd known before leaving that I'd have to get used to country music again if I was going to survive living back in Hazzard. I left the dial to WHOGG, the local Hazzard Country radio station. The sounds of Waylon Jennings drifted from the speakers.
The soft swaying of corn crops on the side of the road brought my mind back to another time. Another time I'd driven down this same road with the two most important people in my life. The thought of my parents brought tears to my eyes. Their death was still hard to believe. I forced the memory to the back of my mind and continued driving along the black tar. Within a few minutes, I finally passed a sign that read Welcome to Hazzard County. I let out a hefty breath; I was finally home.
The first place I was headed to was the Duke Farm. I pulled up the long, dirt driveway about five minutes later. I quickly climbed out of the rusty pickup and jogged over to the door. From the looks of it, nothing had changed since I'd last seen the place. It was still the same run-down farm I'd seen in my youth. I rapped on the door a few times. It didn't take long for a tall, dark haired man to answer the door. "Can I help ya?" he asked kindly.
"I'm looking for Jesse Duke," I told him, "Does he still live here?"
"Jesse's lived here since the dinosaurs roamed," he teased looking back in the house. I could see Jesse Duke seated over at the table. He gave the man a glare before getting up and coming over. The two others seated at the table soon followed to see what was going on.
"Ashley Jo Rite, I thought that was you!" Jesse said before wrapping me in a warm inviting hug. Suddenly a whole lot of memories from my childhood came fluttering back…
A/N: That's all I've got for now! I was kind of in a hurry so I'll try to update as soon as possible! Please Review!