Chapter Six
The next day Bo woke up at 7:02 on the dot.
He sat up and stretched before he glanced at himself in the small mirror across the room.
Besides a full head of bed hair, he looked ok.
His fever was down, hopefully broken, but a few hours would tell that tale.
Yawning, Bo got out of the bed, looking around he spotted his clothes lying folded up on the chest of drawers.
Grabbing them, he slipped into them before heading out of the bedroom.
Apon entering the living room he found Joseph, dressed and ready to head out to Flordia.
"Morning Bo." Joseph greeted as he looked up from his coffee.
Bo smiled and offered a good morning himself.
Mary made him sit down and eat a good breakfast before she would allow Bo to leave the house.
"It's gonna be a long drive, and I want to make sure you are well fed before ya leave." She said as she poured Bo a glass of ice cold milk.
Bo thanked her and downed the milk in four minutes flat.
"Bo, while you were asleep, I went out and found yer bike and food." Joseph admitted.
"S'alright sir. I was kind'a hopin' that ya would find it." Bo replied.
Joseph smiled gratefully as Bo finished eating.
After finishing off his plate, Bo carried his dirty dishes to the sink.
Once that was done he turned to find the old picnic basket sitting on the table, stocked full with fresh fruit.
"For the drive over, jus' in case you get hungry." Joseph explained.
Bo smiled and gratefully hugged the man, who hugged him back.
"Well, we best hit the road. Mary, honey, I'll be back 'for nightfall." Joseph said to his wife.
"I'll have dinner ready for ya." She replied as Joseph led Bo outside.
Bo approached the blue truck with a slight smile. If it wern't for the color, Bo would have sworn that the truck was Uncle Jesse's!
Looking up into the bed, Bo saw his bike's handlebars hanging slightly over the side.
He smiled slightly before opening the truck door and getting in to the cab.
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"I have no idea where ta look next, Luke." Uncle Jesse said to his oldest nephew as they both sat at the kitchen table.
"Why don't we jus' leave em' out there? It'll serve em' right." Luke suggested.
Jesse focused his gaze on the boy and said, "How can ya say that 'bout yer cousin? He's a child, jus' like you."
Luke shrugged his shoulders and sat back in the chair.
"With the way you've been treatin' him lately, I'm suprised that he hasn't hit ya yet." Jesse said, draining his coffee.
Luke smirked and replied, "What 'bout you Uncle Jesse? You havn't been payin' that much 'attention to him neither."
Uncle Jesse hung his head for a second,hearing the truth in Luke's words.
The scene two nights ago suddenly entered into Jesse's mind.
Bo barely eating, all flushed and pale, then him entering the den looking sick an' even admitting it, only to be given the cold shoulder treatment by both Luke and Jesse!
'No wonder the lad took off. If I were in his shoes, I would'a left too.' Jesse thought as he rose up and left the room, leaving Luke sitting at the table.
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The blue truck pulled on to the highway and crossed into Flordia.
"It's 'bout another two hours till we reach the house." Joseph said to the boy who reading an old book about cars that he had found in the truck.
"You like cars?" Joseph asked.
"Yes, sir. I love em'." Bo admitted as he turned a page and came upon a somewhat familiar sight.
There, right before his eyes was his future car.
It was an orange 1962 Dodge Charger!
"I wanna build that car," Bo said, showing the picture to Joseph.
"Sept' It's gonna be a race car, with the door's all welded shut, a rebal flag on top, 01's on the door and dixie playin."
"Sounds like fun, Bo. What'cha gonna name it?" Joseph asked.
Bo thought about it for a second before he turned to his friend.
"The General Lee!" He replied.
"That's a perfect name, son." Joseph said with a smile on his face.
"Yeah, I'm gonna race it in all the races, an' I'm gonna be the best driver anywhere!" Bo boasted.
"I'm sure you will, son." Joseph incouraged.
Glancing at Bo, he could see the boy's fever returning, so he had Bo eat something and then take a nap, saying that by the time he woke, they would there.
