Okay, y'all. Please R and R! -Jordyn
Luke woke the next morning to a crick in his neck from sleeping on a chair beside the bed and sunlight in his eyes. Blinking, he glanced over at his cousin. Bo lay on the bed, staring up at the ceiling. The look on his face told Luke, before he could ask that Bo still had no sight.
"How ya feelin', cousin?" asked Luke.
"I've got a real bad headache, Luke," answered Bo quietly.
"Yeah… me too."
Bo said nothing more, but the tears escaping from his eyes told volumes.
"Are ya hungry?"
"No, just thirsty is all."
"Stay put. I'll get ya a glass o' water," said Lukelimping over to the sink.
Luke brought the glass to Bo and helped him sit up to drink it.
"Ya good?"
Bo nodded and held the glass out for Luke to take. He then lay back down. "How's your ankle, Luke?"
"It's sore, but I can walk on it. Wait... how did you...Bo? Do you… you remember what happened?"
"Mostly. Don't you?"
"I ain't got a clue. Last thing I 'member we was goin' boar huntin'. We was on our way t' meet Cooter…wait! We stopped to help some fellas with car trouble."
"Yeah," began Bo, rubbing the back of his head, "only we was shucked and jived. You got to the fellas first and the one did some fancy move to your ankle and took ya down. Then he wacked ya good on the head and you were out. I tore into him, but…."
"Not enough?"
"Guess not. Not against both of 'em. Next thing I knew, I was hearin' your voice."
"When I woke up, I was lyin' out here in the middle of nowhere. Couldn't find the General anywhere… an' it took a while t' find you."
"Why would someone want the General so bad?"
"I dunno. Must've been mighty important t' go t' all the trouble. Ya sleepy, Bo?"
Bo nodded as a yawn overtook him.
"Well, why don't ya rest a while? I'm gonna take a look outside an' see if I can find out where the heck we are."
"Luke…"
"Yeah, Bo?"
Bo said nothing. He didn't want to tell Luke to stay with him: that he was scared to be alone.
"I ain't goin' far, Bo. My ankle wouldn't let me. I'll keep this place in sight the whole time and be back 'fore ya know it," said Luke, seemingly reading Bo's thoughts.
Bo nodded and settled himself back under the covers. His fever had broken in the night, and although he wasn't cold, he couldn't help shivering.
Luke hated leaving Bo, alone and blind, in the shack, but he knew he had to get some idea of where they were. Besides, the sooner he left, the sooner he would come back. He shot a glance back at Bo before walking out the door.
Y'all stay tuned.
