BoJamesDuke

Enos sighed and sat outside on one of the chairs. he figured if Bo was sick then he might as well find out just how bad before he went back and told Jesse and Daisy...not that he knew if it would affect them in anyway. he prayed and prayed for Bo to be alright....he had to be better for hsi parole release. He needed his family and he needed them right away, the only problem was, they didn't want anything to do with Bo and Enos didn't even know how to convince them.

With a slight whimper he didn't even realise had escaped, he slid it out a little faster, now having got up to so half the needle was out the back of his skin. He was almost there....as soon as he had this out it wouldn't matter if he had a feeding tube or not, the malaria would soon overtake him and he could be free of everything.

Bo turned his head to look down at his left hand....the Iv tube running out the back of it....slowly he reached over and took it between his fingers and gently started to pull it from the back.

Enos stayed with Bo all the way to the hospital wing, concerned as Bo seemed to now be starting to slip in and out of conciousness. "Hey Bo....Bo buddy ya gotta listen to me now...stay awake fer me Bo...." Bo sobbed more, his head now starting to hurt from the crying and his whole body just felt to weak. "I didn't mean ta hurt him Enos....oh god I just want Luke here so bad ta tell me everything's alright....but it ain't and it never will be will it...."

There was nothing going through his head though....it was just an empty void that was meaningless...nothing had any meaning anymore. He was living because he was forced to, take away the medicine and the feeding tube and he was dead... Take away that and he was....dead....

But Bo made no move to show he had either heard Luke speak nor felt Luke move. His eyes remained focused on one point, soft blinking the only movement they made, the rise and fall of his chest accompnaying it.

Enos had to take a firmer grip on Bo however as he felt the young man collapse underneath his hand. He grabbed Bo under the arms and gently lowered him to the ground. Bo was exhausted and Enos was shocked at just how much weight Bo had lost. Bo was not healthy at all, although at first glance he appeared to be just fine. He dug out his handkerchief and gently wiped the tears away from Bo's cheeks, resting his shoulder's against his (enos's) legs and trying his best to soothe the young man...he needed to see a doctor....

The silence in the room was over whelming, although Bo made no movement to show any emotion whatsoever. he just lay in his bed, watching the sunbeams that were rapidly turning darker as the sun set to allow evening to pass its time, his mind just turning blanker until he really was just staring pointlessly at a spot.

Bo did nothing but blink softly at the news....remaining fixated on the cieling. He hated the tube already, it wasn't exactly pleasent having something jammed up yer nose and run down to your stomach....nor was it nice having something forcing you to stay alive either....

Enos frowned slightly and gently guided his friend to a seat. Bo appeared to be the same old Bo....although his appearence had drastically changed. His thin figure had gotten worse, he was like a rake, his dark eyes showed the nights that he had missed sleep and it looked like there was a lot of them....Bo looked ill although his eyes shone with a joy of seeing a friendly face. "Bo...I want ta help ya find the truth....I's been tryin' ta convince yer family and all to help but....they don't want ta but I don't believe you'd hurt Luke so bad Bo....I need ya ta tell me what happened that night....please....if ya could...."

Bo sighed deeply and remained focused on the ceiling, not knowing what else to do. He wanted to ask what exacttly the tube was doing but he was still too afraid to ask despite the doctors reassurances. daisy had settled herself in the lounge, attempting to take her mind off things by reading a book.

Bo frowned, a little wary as to who it might be. He knew it couldn't be any memeber of his family, they hadn't conacted him in 4 years why would they start now. he walked silently with the guard to the visiting room and nearly reeled backwards when he saw Enos standing there. "Enos! What the heck are you doin' here?"

Bo huddled a little more into Luke as the Doc started checking him over, still not trusting him as he used to anymore. As Luke had discovered, Doctor's were sneaky and he now didn't like them one bt.

Daisy sighed a little, looking over to Enod "Enos don't make promises like that....Bo probably don't even care cause he was the one who put Luke here....I wouldn't be surprised if he just turns tale and runs without ever thinkin' bout Luke again." Enos looked down at the floor, shaking his head. He refused to believe that about Bo, he refused to believe that Bo cared so little and he couldn't wait to go and see him so he could confirm to Daisy what he believed to be true.

Daisy's heart stopped a little at Luke's words but she smiled at them anyway, shrugging and whispering "S'alright." She stepped out the room and down the hall, calling, "Doc....Doc Bo's awake again..." Bo just lay there passivly, not having the energy to cry nor to make any kind of gesture to Luke.

Bo wanted to talk back, but only shook his head and looked away. Too frightened to talk...the last time a tube had been in his throat, he couldn't talk for a good period of time afterwards and the pain was just awful....he didn't want to add that on top of everything else he was feeling...

Eventually Bo started to come round, groaning softly and swallowing gently, trying to get used to the horrible intrusion in the very back of his throat and his nose. It wasn't as bad as the breathing tube, but it was still horrible... Daisy looked down at Bo as he stirred and smiled softly, wiping away her tears. "Shhhh s'alright Bo....we're both here still....shhhhh"

Daisy chuckled slightly "You are a good cop Enos....Rosco's just jealous that he ain't as good as you is all...." As the silence fell once more, Daisy turned her attention back to the road and Bo. she loved Bo deep in her heart and she just couldn't understand why on earth she was so firmly set that Bo was guilty as charged. Odd things always happened in Hazzard and they always semed to happen to Bo and Luke....how had everything turned so drastically wrong?

Enos sighed softly, watching Daisy with a heavy heart. He had known the Dukes for a long time and never had they given up so eaisly when one of their own was facing something like this....he wondered if even Luke would want Bo to live like he was at the moment.... "I am gonna Daisy...I'm sorry but I can't believe that Bo really would want to hurt Luke I just can't. I'm sorry Daisy, but it also hurts seein' y'all torn apart like ya have been and I can't stand by and watch my best friends all be ruined because of somethin' that may not be true....."

Enos sighed and looked back to the front. Yes, the evidence had all pointed in that direction....but then again it wasn't exactly hard to frame someone for that....especally not when Boss Hogg was invloved. Once more he spoke his mind, terrified when Daisy was mad but still wanting to tell her how he felt. "Daisy....I really don't think Bo's capable of that....and I mean....well....what had he got to gain by gettin' Luke out the way? There's a motive behind everythin Daisy and I can't see one here.....I really think somethin' wierd is going on here and....i want to....i want to check it out further...." he winced and ducked a little in his seat, waitng for the shouting.

Daisy stiffened in her seat at the mention of Bo's name, and the thought that so often rang through her head rode through again. Was it entirly fair that they had just abandoned Bo as they had done? After the sentenceing, she and Uncle jesse had just stormed out of the court room leaving behind a heart broken Duke.... she didn't understand it, the most important thing in the world to a Duke was family and Bo was one of the firmest believers of that. So how in the world did Bo manage to intentionally hurt a member of that family, especially someone who he loved and cared for so deeply that being seperated from him had made him physically sick.... Her thoughts then turned to Luke, lying in the hospital bed as he had been for the past 4 years with no significant improvement....if only he would wake up and tell them the truth of what happened....at least then she could rid herself of the terrible nagging feeling that they had all done something so terribly terribly wrong in abandoning Bo. She softened slightly and looked over at Enos....she knew that the news about Bo had hit him hard too, after all Enos was practically a duke he was such a close family friend....so why on earth did he insist on seeing Bo... "Enos.....do you know something....about what happened? Is that why yer so all fired anxious to see Bo?"

Daisy watched Luke as they both listened to the song. She took Bo's hand gently in hers and squeezed it softly feeling so utterly helpless. she couldn't help Bo and she couldn't help Luke....there was no one she could help, all she could do was sit and wait it out with the family. She rested her head against Luke's chest again, whispering softly but still crying. "he'll never leave us Luke....not really he won't....s#long as ya keep him alive in yer heart and yer memories....it wont ever be the same but.....s'the best we can do fer him now...."

Daisy wrapped her arms round Luke's middle and snuggled into him a bit more, crying herself for her youngest cousin. "I know....and Uncle Jesse knows, everyone knows this is gonna be so hard on ya Luke...o'course it'll hit us all hard but....Luke he ain't gettin' no better....the medicine ain't killin' the bug it's just holdin' it steady it appears....Oh luke please just find a way to let him go....I can't stand seeing him like this anymore, this isn't how I wanna remember him...."

Daisy swallowed too and asked tearily, chocking back sobs. "But Luke...wouldn't it be kinder to let him go....look at him Luke.....how can you expect him to keep living like this??"

Daisy sat in Luke's lap, gently resting her head against his chest, the tears that Luke could hold back slipping down her own cheeks. She knew as well as the rest of the family did that Bo wasn't getting any better....that everyday was just prolonging the agony for him....and yet Bo kept on living each day...she looked up gently at Luke... "Luke....ya don't think...the only reason Bo's fighting is because....he's waiting fer you to tell him its ok to go....do ya?"