I FOUND MY NOTEBOOK! My STUPID brother
had it, I don't even wanna know why….
(Wednesday, 10:30 am, Church)
Luke parked the truck at the church. They had taken the pickup truck so they wouldn't mess up their good clothes climbing out of the General. Luke had to be strong for his younger cousins, and as much as he wanted to break down in sobs, right there, he forced himself not to in front of the other two. "Well, ya ready?" Luke asked the others. "No." they both replied in unison. Me neither, but we gotta." Luke said, and wiped tears from his eyes. Bo saw this, and was slightly taken aback, he couldn't remember the last time he saw Luke cry. But he could understand. Luke was very close to Uncle Jesse, being the first on the farm. Bo kept thinking back to Monday off and on while he was in the church…
(4 pm Monday, hospital)
"Where's Uncle Jesse?" Daisy asked, rushing into the waiting room. She had to finish her shift at the Boar's Nest, on Boss Hogg's orders, but Bo had called Daisy at the bar, and she came over as soon as she could. "He's back there." Luke answered, pointing to Emergency. Daisy sat down, trying to hold back tears. About 10 minutes after Daisy arrived, a Doctor came out. "Is this the Duke family?" he asked. Luke stood up, and went to shake the Doctor's hand and introduce himself. "I'm Luke Duke, these are my cousins Bo and Daisy. How's our Uncle Jesse?" Luke asked. "I'm Dr. Penguama. Mr. Duke is in fair condition. He has a concussion, and he has slipped into a coma. It appears to be a severe blow to the head caused this. Can one of you tell me what happened?" Dr. Penguama asked. "I can." Bo replied. "Okay, son, Bo, is it? You know everything that happened?" Dr. Penguama asked. "Well, I know most of it. Luke and me just got back to the farm, and we were looking for Uncle Jesse. I checked in the barn, and I saw him. He was unconscious, and it looked like he hit his head on the corn feed bin. And there was blood. That's when Luke told me to call an ambulance, and that's about all I know." Bo explained. "Well, that would certainly do it. Thank you for the information. One at a time, for 5-10 minutes each, you may go and see him." Dr. Penguama said. "Thanks, doctor." Luke said. "It's no problem, it's my job. He's in room 213 down the hall on the left." Dr. Penguama directed. "Thank you." Luke said. They shook hands, and Bo and Daisy followed Luke down the hall. "Okay, who wants to go first?" Luke asked. It was quiet a moment, then Bo said "I do." Luke moved out of the way so he could get through. Bo walked in and looked at his Uncle. "This is my fault Uncle Jesse, I should have come home when you told me to." Bo said. "Instead I was out having fun, and you got hurt." Bo said. Bo took uncle jesse's hand and held it for a few minutes. He spoke to him, trying to get him to respond. "Must have been some blow. I'm sorry Uncle Jesse." Bo said. When he was done, Bo carefully gave Uncle Jesse a kiss, and went out to the others. "Who's next?" Bo asked. "Is it alright if I go next?" Daisy asked. "Sure sweetheart." Luke said. Daisy walked in. She saw all the machines and she couldn't take it. She took Uncle Jesse's hand in hers, kissed him, and said "I love you Uncle Jesse, please get better." then left. Bo handed her a tissue when she came out. "Thanks." Daisy said and dabbed at her eyes. "My turn." Luke said. He went in the room, and saw the machines. Luke thought back to when he was 7, and the same machines were connected to his father. Luke's father had died of an alcohol overdose, after he went into a coma. A week later, Luke's mother took a gun to her head after becoming depressed without her husband.
"Hi Uncle Jesse. I never actually thought I'd see you here." Luke said, and took Uncle Jesse's hand. Luke was quiet a moment, and then brushed away a tear he didn't realize was there. He got up and was about to leave, but then he went back over to Jesse's bed, and gave him a kiss, also. "I love you, and you'd better get better. I always listened to your orders, so here's one of mine, it's your turn." Luke then let go of Jesse's hand, and left the room.
"You guys ready?" Luke asked. Bo nodded his head. He understood about Luke's pain, and his father. "I'm ready too." Daisy said. She put her arm around Luke's shoulder, and the three cousins left the hospital. Daisy took Dixie, and Bo and Luke rode the General home. Bo looked over at his cousin, and said "You're sure it's not my fault?" "I'm sure, Bo, it was an accident, we were just having fun like we always do. You didn't know Bo. How would you like fresh beef for dinner?" Luke asked. "I don't want anything." Bo replied.
(A/N: Poor guys, I'm not sure if I'm gonna like this, leave a review and tell me what ya think…)
