Chapter 2: Say It Isn't So

"LUKE..." cried his family. All running toward his room, but stopping a few short feet from the window that looked into Luke's room. Watching as the doctor and nurse tried to bring back Luke. Bo watches in horror as the doctor uses a crash cart on Luke "Come on cousin. Come back to us." Whispered Bo. But after several tries nothing happens his heart monitor stayed a flat line. Then the nurse reaches down and pulls a sheet over Luke. "Nooo!" cries Bo as Daisy buries her head in Uncle Jesse shoulder. The doctor hears the cries of the family and looks through the window to see the Dukes' family watching what was going on. "Please close the blind's nurse." Dr. Williams tells her. "After you're done tell them, I will be out with them to talk to them." "Yes, doctor." Replies the nurse. Dr. William walks over to Luke and turns off the machine. Then walks out the door to meet with Luke's family. "I'm sorry! We tried everything. We could to keep him alive. Your family has our sympathies. You may have a few minutes with body before we take down to the morgue." Dr. Williams tells them. "Thank you!" Uncle Jesse replies as doctor walks away. As Doctor Williams around the corner arms grab him and pull him into an empty office. "Did you do as I told you too?" Asked the voice. "Ooo Mr. Montgomery, it you. Yes, why would you want to put his family through so much pain for?" asked Dr. William. "I'm going to make Jesse Duke pay for what he did to me all those years." Said Mr. Montgomery. "Where is his body? He asked. "The family is still with him?" Dr. William told him."I want them out of there now. I payed you good money for you to do this I don't need some idiot like you screwing it up. Take him out of there then get him down to the morgue. I have an ambulance waiting to take him out of here. " Mr. Montgomery told him. "But what about when his family ask about taking body?" asked Dr. William. "Do I need to tell you how to do your job? Tell them that there was a mix up in the paper work and his body was cremated. One more thing get his family out of there, before he wakes up. My men will be in the room in five minutes to take him to his new home." Mr. Montgomery told him.

Back at Luke's room the Dukes' family was saying their goodbyes to Luke one last time as two men come to pick up his body. " Is this the body of Luke Duke?" asked one of the two men. "Yes. Why do you want to know?" asked Daisy. "We are here to take him down to the morgue. They need to get the body ready for the funeral home." Said the short bald man. "Can we please have a few more minutes with him?" asked Daisy. "No I'm sorry we have a schedule to keep." Said the other guy. "You can't take him yet." Cried Daisy. "Daisy, calm down there is no need for you to get this upset. They are only doing their job." Uncle Jesse told her. "But Uncle Jesse." Cried Daisy as she put her head on his shoulder. Uncle Jesse lets them know it is O.K. to take the body. Uncle Jesse looks over to where Bo was standing seeing the tears were starting to form in Bo eyes. "It's going to be all right kids. Somehow we are going to get through this. Will just take it one day at time. I promise you that the pain will get less as the days go by." Uncle Jesse told them. "Come on you two lets go we have funeral service for Luke to plan." Putting both his arms around both Bo and Daisy walking them out of the hospital. As the Dukes' family was walking out of hospital Cooter walking up to them. "I just heard about Luke's accident. I got here as fast as I could. How's Luke doing?" asked Cooter. For short second no one said anything to him. Finally Uncle Jesse broke the silence "Cooter, Luke died today!" he said with tears in his voice. " You're joking right. Come guys. This isn't funny. How's Luke doing?" asked Cooter again. "Cooter, Uncle Jesse is not joking Luke passed way just a little while go." Bo told he. "I'm so sorry. Please let me tell if there's anything I can do for you." Cooter told them. "Well there is one thing you can do for me. Can you take the General home for?" asked Bo "Sure no problem! Bo." Replied Cooter. With that the Dukes' family and Cooter head back to Hazzard.