Jesse and Luke entered Jackson County around five o'clock that day. They had kept a sharp look out for Bo, but so far they had no luck.
"Uncle Jesse, do you think we'll find him?"
"We have to Luke. We can't stop until he's finally back home."
"Yeah, I just wish I knew why he left for."
"Well whatever his reason is, we'll know as soon as we find him." Jesse said as they continued their search for Bo. They soon were in the middle of town and were looking for a place to park so that they could look on foot.
Meanwhile, Bo was walking around town, when he saw an all too familiar truck parked next to the square.
"Oh man, how'd the heck did they find out I was here? I gotta get outta here, and fast before they see me." Bo said to himself as he turned around and headed back the way he had come, intent on getting out of town before he was spotted. Luke had been looking around the shops and other small businesses, but was having no luck. That was until he got a glimpse of blonde haired boy running towards the country part of the county. Convinced it was Bo, Luke took off after him.
"Bo! Bo wait up!" Luke called out. The boy turned to look at Luke and turned around again and ran faster. Luke was about to catch up to him, when the traffic lights, which were just starting to become popular, turned red. Luke knew he had to stop, or risk getting hit by a car. But to Luke's surprise, Bo ran right through the red light and across the street, and Luke watched in horror as his young cousin was almost hit by a speeding car. Bo wasn't even fazed by the near fatal collision, he just kept running and was soon out of sight.
"DAMN! He's gonna end up getting his fool self killed if he keeps that up." Luke said to himself as he quickly took off running down a side street in the same general direction that Bo had run.
Jesse had searched half the square, asking folks if they'd seen Bo. Jesse was about to go into a small convenience store to ask about Bo, when he heard some people talking.
"Hey did you hear? A young blonde boy was almost killed by a speeding car down on Chester Street. Seems he was being chased by an older dark haired boy." A young brunette boy said to an older black haired girl.
"No, is he alright?"
"As far as I know, the car didn't hit him. I heard that it didn't even faze him at all." The boy said. Jesse had heard enough, he knew right away who the kids were talking about. Going into the store, Jesse asked the store clerk for directions to Chester Street.
"Can you tell me how to get to Chester Street?" Jesse asked.
"Yes, you just go straight for about two blocks, then you turn left and Chester Street will be on your right."
"Thank ya kindly." Jesse said as he ran out of the store as fast as he could.
Bo had been running so fast, and for so long that he was quickly growing tired. Bo noticed that there was a forested area ahead and ran towards it, intent on hiding from Luke. Spying some tall bushes, Bo literally jumped right into them, ignoring the sharp thorns sticking out all over the steams as the thorns dug into his arms, legs, face, and body. It wasn't to long after Bo hid that Luke came around the corner. Luke stopped and looked around, panting and sweating from his long chase.
"Bo, Bo where are ya?" Luke called out hoping that Bo would answer. Bo watched Luke as he walked around, trying to find some clue as to where he was.
"Bo, c'mon. You gotta come home. Please, we miss you so much, all of Hazzard has been out looking for you, day and night. Even Boss Hogg, and Rosco have been helping to look for you." Luke felt tears start to build up in his eyes, not even bothering to wipe away the ones that managed to slip out of his eyes. Bo felt bad about making Luke cry, but he had already made his mind up that he wasn't going to go home. Slowly and as quietly as he could, Bo got out of the bush and took off at a dead run towards the thicker part of the woods. Luke saw Bo take off running, and was soon after him again.
"Bo, please stop! I wanna talk to you."
"Well I don't wanna talk to you, so just leave me alone." Bo said as he ran up a hill.
"Bo, I know you may not have believed me when I said that all of Hazzard, including Boss Hogg, and Rosco had been looking for you, but trust me, they have."
"I don't care, I've already made my mind up, and I'm not going back to Hazzard. Ya'll be better off if I wasn't there. You said so yerself."
"Bo, that's not true, I didn't mean what I said to you. I was just mad is all."
"I don't care, I'm not going back. You can't make me, and not anyone else for that matter." Bo said as he reached the top of the hill. Bo looked down at Luke and saw how close he was to the top. Bo needing to catch his breath, couldn't run away at the moment. Luke was quickly closing the gap between him and Bo. After finally catching his breath, Bo took off down the other side of the hill, which turned out to not be the best thing to do since the other side was rocky and steep. Bo half ran, half stumbled on the rocky ground, before loosing his balance all together. Bo slid and tumbled down the rest of the way, and landed with a thud at the bottom. Luke saw what happened and was terrified when Bo lay unmoving on the ground below him.
"Hold on Bo, I'm coming!" Luke yelled as he carefully made his way down the rocky side. When Luke was half way to the bottom, Bo started moving. He sat up and quickly touched a very sore spot on the side of his head. He pulled his fingers away to find them covered in a thin layer of warm sticky blood. Luke finally made it to the bottom of the hill, and crouched down next to Bo.
"Bo, are you alright?" Luke was surprised to see a small trail of blood making its way down the side of Bo's face. In fact Luke was surprised that Bo was even conscious.
"Just get away from me."
"Bo, please you gotta come back home. It's just not the same without you there. In fact it's really boring."
"I told you Luke, I'm not going back, and that's final." Bo said as he tried to stand up.
"Hold it Bo, your in no condition to be going anywhere on your own. C'mon, let's get you back to town and to a doctor. C'mon lets go." Bo who didn't feel like arguing right now, not with the pounding headache that was steadily growing worse with each passing minute, let Luke help him.
"Here, use this and apply pressure on that cut, it'll help slow down the bleeding." Luke said as he took out a handkerchief from his back pocket and handed it to Bo. Bo took the handkerchief and held it to the large cut on the side of his head. Bo went to stand up, but a sharp pain ripped through his knee, going up and down his leg, causing him to fall back down.
"Bo, you okay?"
"I dunno, I tried to stand up and got this real bad pain in my knee."
"You might've twisted it when you fell. Here, I'm gonna carry you up the hill." Luke bent down low enough that Bo could climb on his back so he could be carried up the hill. Bo winced at the pain the shot threw his leg as he leaned on Luke to get up enough to get on his back. Once Bo was set, Luke bent down enough to pick up Bo's bag. Luke then went to climb the hill, and found it hard to do with the extra weight on his back. After a few attempts, Luke managed at last to get to the top of the hill.
"Okay Bo, we're almost back to town, you just stay awake and keep that on yer head."
"Alright Luke." Luke started back towards town, glad that he found Bo, but worried about his health after that fall, and from the fact that Bo looked thinner then he did before he ran away from the farm. Luke knew that Bo probably hadn't eaten a good meal in over a week.
"Don't worry Bo, as soon as we get you checked out by a doctor, we'll go home, and Uncle Jesse will fix you a big dinner." Bo nodded his head not wanting to argue at the moment about not going home.
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