DaisyMaeDuke

Luke nodded a little as a ter strayed down his cheek. He felt so much like he had disappointed everyone. He didn't want to tell him how he had near broken down in front of her.

"I...I. told her...b-bout...my folks," he said softly.

Luke hid his face in his hands. He supposed it wasn't anything great anyway. He had just wanted to prove to Bo that he would try.

Tears dribbled down his cheeks. "I tried so hard today...wanted to show you...an...an you didn't come...I...I felt...so...so..."

Luke swallowed hard. "I...wouldn't blame ya...if ya did."

Luke looked up tearily. He didn't know what to think.

Luke didn't look at him. His eyes were swollen with tears, his hands clutching the pillow in front of him.

Luke sat hugging his pillow, tears dripping down his cheeks.

"Be careful Bo...a few more minutes ain't gonna matter much."

Daisy swallowed. "It's 4:00pm. I just got off work."

"What are you doing sleeping out here?!" demanded Daisy, half afraid he was ill. "Are you ok?!"

Daisy pulled into the driveway seeing Bo's long legs sticking out of Dixie. "Bo!"

Daisy nodded. "Thanks for calling." She hurriedly got off the phone, bidding goodbye to everyone before making tracks for home, having taken the truck.

Daisy frowned. "No...I dunno...but I'm about to get off work...I could go home an' find out."

"Boar's Nest this is Daisy speakin," answered the middle Duke cousin with a flip of her hair.

Minutes turned to hours, and still Bo did not show up. Luke sat, huddled into himself on the bed staring out the window tears trickling down. He knew all along that Bo wouldn't come. He knew he had ruined everything...but a part of him still had wanted to believe him. Not anymore...he accepted the fact that his family had left him. It was what he deserved. He hadn't spoken anymore to Sara. He hadn't eaten. He just sat as the day went on, waiting for Bo, though Bo never came.

"What if...he don't come..." choked Luke, not sure of anything anymore, even his cousin.

Luke looked down tears falling once more. "I just don't wanna hurt no one else...seems like...s'all I do is hurt people."

"I don' wanna be me no more...I want rid of me..." he explained softly.

"I wanna change all of me...I hate me..." he added sounding like a helpless child.

Luke nodded a little, swallowing hard.

Luke's answer was to wrap his arms around his stomach. He supposed what she said could be true. At the same time though, it sounded like too simple of a reason...

"I...I just...everyone...I love...I...I..." he didn't go on unable to put into words what he was feeling. "I can't explain..." he admitted.

Tears dripped down his cheeks but he merely nodded. He knew his uncle would have talked himself blue in the face. It just hurt so so much.

Luke shook his head. He knew nothing would have changed...but he couldn't help his feelings. He was hurt...deeply hurt. He sniffed running a hand through his hair.