Danger In Paradise

Flashback:

“Luke I am so sorry, it is my fault, I should have been more careful” Bo spoke with tears threatening to leave his baby blue eyes. “Damn rights it’s your fault, you are the reason I got injured, you are the reason why I was drinking… YOU are the reason I am not allowed to leave this bed!” Luke was getting angry with Bo; who could tell Luke was hurting and didn’t know how to help him.

End of Flashback:

Balladeer: Welcome To Hazzard County, where all is silent and calm with everyone at the Duke farm spending Easter together, everyone except Bo and Luke.

Everyone knew that Bo and Luke were on the NASCAR circuit for quite some time, and they headed back every now and then to collect money for the farm; the boys had to go to Atlanta for an entire week to bring home some money, which went really well, and they brought home $1000 for the farm.

Bo and Luke had left early that morning and were maybe about half an hour away from home; half an hour away from a great celebration. Bo had been driving so Luke could catch some sleep, he had been awake most of the time they were gone, he hardly slept; Luke wanted to protect his cousin from whatever harm he possibly could.

Slowing down to pull over Bo rolled over to wake Luke up, “Hey Luke wake up; we seem to have gotten ourselves a problem here.” Luke mumbled a bit and sat up, opening his sapphire eyes and looked at his younger cousin. “Bo what it so dang important that you had to wake me up like that?” Luke seemed cranky, and it was understandable.

“Luke the fuel line broke and without it, there is no way we’ll be getting home any time soon.” Bo spoke; sad and regretting that he had woken Luke up for this. “Now I think we’d better contact Cooter, no doubt he’d probably be at the farm, waiting for us; Luke why don’t you get some rest and I’ll give him a call.” Bo didn’t have to wait for Luke to answer, the second his was done speaking Luke fast asleep getting well deserved rest.

“Law sheep two calling Crazy C, Shepard and Bo peep any of you got your ears on, comeback.”  Bo figured it would be easier to get a hold of everyone at once instead of one by one. “Law Sheep, this here is Shepard and I got Crazy C and Bo peep just to the right of me. What can we do for you Bo?” Jesse replied calmly, knowing that they will probably be home soon.

“Well Uncle Jesse, I was hoping you could get Cooter out to Mill Pine Road and give the General a tow.” “Now Bo what did y’all do to that fine car this time?” Cooter was now speaking since he was handed the CB, while Jesse and Daisy went and joined everyone back in the family room.

“The fuel line broke and is leaking oil, I don’t trust myself enough to fix it, and Luke is way too tired to fix it, heck he could probably sleep through a hurricane.” Cooter laughed at what Bo said. “Well Bo, we all know that Luke is a light sleeper, he is lucky enough to be able to sleep through your snoring! I am glad you decided you wouldn’t trust yourself with fixing the fuel line though Bo, we wouldn’t want an explosion on your part. You made the right decision in calling me to tow you. I’m on my way, over.”

Bo had to laugh at his conversation with Cooter, somehow Bo and his good ole buddy Cooter, always had great laughs, no matter how serious the problem. Finally deciding he could catch a few winks of his own, Bo dozed off into a deep sleep.

Little did Bo know that he should’ve fixed the fuel line then and there with what danger was going to happen; just up a bit back where Bo had realized the fuel line broke a truck full of teenagers who were smoking and drinking were coming up onto his spot where he was parked. The teenagers didn’t care enough to help and continued smoking. Two of them started fighting over a lit cigar and it fell out of their hands and landed in the General’s line of fuel they were dragging along.