Disclaimer: Still don't own the characters. Mild language.

Chapter five. After the storm

4am the following day

Bo was startled awake by the sound of Charlie, their hunting dog, barking. "Shit...Luke?" Bo was having a hard time breathing.
"Yeah, I hear him." Luke replied as he put on his pants, then boots as Bo took his inhaler, and grabbed his own pants. "Bo, you ok?" Bo nodded as Luke helped him put his boots on. Luke helped Bo stand so he could pull up his pants. "Wake Coy." Just as he said that to Luke, Coy opened the door.
"Good, you're awake."
"Tornado touched down in Sweetwater, it's headed our way."
"Get Bo to the storm cellar, I'll turn off the water pump."
"It's done, let's go." They all made it safely to the storm cellar. Coy barely had time to bolt the door, when they heard a sound like a freight train overhead. Luke sat next to Bo on an old army cot, while Coy lit a lantern and sat in a chair next to the cot. "Bo, you ok?" Luke asked him as they waited out the storm.
"Not really."
"Why don't you lay down, I'll sit on the floor." Bo didn't reply he just laid down, while Luke lifted his legs onto the cot. Coy found a blanket and handed it to Luke. Luke nodded his thanks as he covered Bo up. Than he sat down next to the cot on the floor, as the storm raged on. When they heard the wind and rain die down, they waited for several minutes then Coy and Luke slowly opened the door. It took both boys to open the door. They found a flashlight in the storm shelter and used it to survey the damage. The house they had occupied only twenty minutes earier was almost completely collasped, animals were running everywhere. The barn's roof was half off, debre was everywhere. Jesse's beloveth outhouse was also gone. The boys started to gather the animals, while they let Bo rest. The sun was slowly finding it's way up when Rosco was going from farm to farm checking on the families, to see if anyone was in need of help. The closer he got to the Duke farm he found that the roads were becoming more impassable. Rosco found himself saying a small prayer for the Duke boys. He had stopped at the Johnson's farm earier, so he knew the boys were home and that Bo was hurt. He made it a mile away from the farm before he could no longer drive, so he was going to walk the rest of the way there. Hoping that the were alright. That's when Cooter drove up with his tow truck. "Hey Rosco! What brings you up here?"
"Checkin' on the farms to see if anyone needs help. Can you help clear the way?"
"That's what I'm here for." They worked for almost an hour clearing the road. Than they made their way to the farm.
"Damn, Luke." Coy replied. Luke couldn't believe it, if it hadn't been for Charlie, they would never had the chance to get out of the house before the tornado hit.
"Best leave Bo sleep. He's in no shape to see this right know." Coy nodded his agreement. Several minutes later they heard Rosco yellin, "Luke! Bo! Coy!"
"Over here Rosco." Luke yelled. Rosco walked towards them, when he didn't see Bo he asked.
"Where's Bo?"
"He's resting in the storm cellar."
"Is he ok, Luke?" When Luke didn't answer right away, he repeated. "Luke, is Bo hurt?"
"No, not from the storm. He's got a concussion."
"We should get him to Doc's to rest." Rosco suggested.
Luke shook his head, "he'll never agree to it." Luke sighed, and rubbed his hand through hair.
"He can't stay here Luke..." "Take him to my farm." Cooter interupted Rosco.
"I'll go get him." Luke replied as he made his way to the cellar. Luke gently shook Bo's shoulder. "Bo? Bo?" He slowly opened his eyes, but said nothing, only looked at Luke.
"I'm gonna take you to Cooter's. The house is a mess, ya need to rest." Luke was surprised Bo didn't argue with him, he only said, "ok." He slowly sat up, and Luke helped him to his feet. He waited until Bo was steady. Luke asked Bo, "you ok?" Bo looked at Luke then replied, "I'll be fine Luke, stop worryin'."
"I can't Bo." Bo just grinned at that. When they got outside Bo looked around, he didn't say a word at the loss of the only house he and Luke ever knew.