Not really caring I jumped into the car and got in the back. No sooner had we made it on the road I heard sirens behind us. Daddy and Uncle Bo looked behind them and next thing I knew I heard my dad tell me to hold on. What scared me was when we went flying over a creek and when Uncle Bo slammed on the breaks when a police car stopped in front of them.
"Aaaawwww right you Dukes get out of the car you too little lady," said the sheriff
I got out of the car and saw the deputy make his way to my dad and uncle
"Rosco, look please don't do this in front of my daughter," said my dad
" Oh tiddly tuddly this ain't your daughter then I am second cousins to Enos here," said Rosco
"Possum on a gum bush this pretty little thing is your daughter," said Enos getting eye level with me
"Yes she is," said my daddy
"Well darling I'm Enos Strait what's your name," asked Enos holding out his hand to be shook
"Carrie, Carrie Duke," I said shaking the offered hand
"How old are you?"
"14."
"Enos can't you see it's a trap," snapped Rosco
"No it ain't Rosco can't you see the resemblance," said daddy putting his arm around me as we both smiled. I don't know what it was but something inside me kicked into high gear. I noticed that Rosco was pulling out his gun and that daddy and Uncle Bo where whispering to each other. It only took one look from my dad that I knew what was going on. So I played along.
"Guns oh my, my," I said faking a faint as dad caught me. I winked at him and he knew what I was doing so did Uncle Bo.
"Rosco you dipstick you should have known Carrie is afraid of guns," snapped Uncle Bo
"Bo look we need to get Carrie home now," said Dad
With that daddy carried me to the General and got in just as Uncle Bo did. Next thing I knew they were laughing as we drove away. I figured it was safe to sit up as I did my dad looked at me and smiled, then he said, " How did you know to think of a plan?"
"The look on ya'lls faces faces gave it away as well as the anger in Sheriff Rosco's voice," I said
"Well darling however you did it just saved us 250 dallors," said Uncle Bo
When we got back to the farm, I found that I had six missed calls on my cell phone all from my friends: Rayanne, Gabby, Meri, Kizer, Colby, and Caleb. Turns out Gabby told the others about my family and they wanted to call and check up on me. I called them back to tell them the whole story; thank goodness I didn't have to tell it more than once cause they were all at our favorite hang out Pizza Hut. They seemed to understand like most great friends. After promising to write I hung up the phone and began making dinner. It wasn't until the next day that I learned I was to be taught the three main things I was to know: Moonshine, how to shoot bows, and most important how to drive.