peaky blinders

chapter 1

As I walked out of the station I set my eyes on the streets that flushed with smog and people. I step out into the jungle of Birmingham and set off to find someone who can take me to my new home.

My parents died recently and my mothers best friend Polly has offered to take me in. Her name is Polly grey, apparently a very strong women according to my mother, she would speak her with so much admiration. she is said to lives and works with her nephews  in a family business. 

I walk down the street the and come across a pub called the Garrison. I walk in and I am hit by the intoxicating smell of smoke and beer. the atmosphere is filled with Men, all around drinking laughing.

I walk up to the bar. "hi I am looking for Polly greys house." I ask kindly to the barmen.

"and ermm what business do you have with the peaky blinders?" the gruff barman asks.

"peaky what, sorry I am looking for Polly Grey not who ever they are." I said rather confused on why he would ask about peaky blinders who ever they are.

"Polly Grey is apart of the peaky blinders, who sent you" he asked impatiently and intimidatingly.

"she offered to take me in as my parents died not to long ago." I said

"okay give me a second I might have someone who can help you" he said and went and knocked on the window the led to a small privet room.

seconds latter out came a man with black charcoal hair and ocean blue eyes that were cold but if you looked deep enough you could see the broken man in them. 

"miss I am Thomas Shelby, Polly Greys nephew but please call me tommy." he say shaking my hand and placing a gentle kiss to the back of it like a gentleman. 

"hello my name is Alice Davidson but please call me Alice." I ask kindly with a sweet smile.

"well Alice I herd you were coming , Polly only told me this morning mind you or else I would of sent a car to get you from the station, please let me walk you to our home." he says picking up my suitcase.

"thank you tommy." I say rather flattered. 

he takes me case and we walk out of the pub.

"so we are the peaky blinders, we run and illegal betting agency, protect pubs and business for a small price and put horses in races, we are looking the become legitimate but that will take time but I am a man with a plan." he say very informative, with a cocky grin. well al lest he is honest. 

"well tommy I was hoping I could pull my weight around here so if you could let me help out any way I can?" I asked. I know there line of work was not honest and well not legal...yet, but they are kind enough to take me in; and I take people as they come and he has not gave me no reason to be afraid nor have anything to hold agents them. we all do what we have to in this time.

"a nice pretty girl like you should not be working and definitely not in our line of work, but if you want to can you know do the cooking and the cleaning all that, I mean Polly does the business and never really has the time and I haven't had a good home cooked meal since before the war it would be good to have one." he says.

" well tommy if that is what you want me to do that is what I will do." I say smiling up at him.

he unlocks the door to their house.

"so ill show you to your room."

he takes me up stairs and into a room. it is a small dark room that has a everything you would need in a room I guess.

"this is my room, but I will take the floor. I am looking at moving out soon so its not a problem." he says.

"thank you but this is your room let me take the floor." I insist.

"oh no couldn't have a lady like you on the floor and anyways it wont be for long... come along I will show you the rest of the house."

he shows me he living room, which is overly cluttered and the kitchen again cluttered, and then the shop that is rather busy.

"Poll Alice the girl you were saying bout is here." tommy shouts to the only woman in the room.

"Alice good god you have change, I mean last time I saw you was when you were a babe." she say hugging me.

"Polly good to meet you, my mother told me so much about you." I say back

"all good things I hope."

"what else. " I say with a wide smile.

"I see you have met the boss tommy I hope he has treated you well, but Ill apologies anyways because I know what he is like." she says with a scowl at Tommy 

"actually Polly he is quite the charmer. " I say shocked that she would imply Tommy was anything but.

"oh really, he must be quite taken with you."

"I am still here poll." he says annoyed

"yeah I know." she fires back

"poll if your busy ill take care of our new family member." he says in a cool tone.

"good god, what happened to you tommy, why you being so nice." she asked tommy

"I am just being me Poll and like you said I am quite taken by our Alice." he says with a cunning grin. 

oh tommy Shelby what will I do with you.