Princess of Birmingham

The Boy I Called A Friend

Six Months Later

I  haven't seen Finn supposedly Tommy sent him to London for a little while didn't bother me , Oliver became a Peaky Blinder and we got married three months ago

Everything has been good Oliver and i moved out of that small flat to a three bedroom house that has a big back garden , we have two dogs and we are really happy , Polly and Ada drop around for tea at least once a week , we live in the countryside and it has been great 

I sit at my desk at work when Arthur walks in laughing with John "hello boys" i say smiling "hello Jayne" Arthur says smiling "how are you" John asks me "im good , and you" i ask "good" he replies "Tommy wants you at The Garrison now" Arthur says "ok" i say 

"You wanted me" i say as i walk in , i seen Finn standing there "oh hello Finn" i say , he stayed quiet "Jayne , this saturday i'm having a party for Lizzies birthday will i see you there" Tommy asked "ye you will" i assured him "ok good goodbye" he said leaving , Finn stood there awkwardly "how are you" he asked "im good , and i should be going"  i say before walking out 

I got home and sighed as i walked in the door "Oliver" i called , there was no response i went into the kitchen and saw Oliver playing with the dogs out the back , it brought a smile to my face to see him play with the dogs 

I heard a knock on the door , i walk to the door and answer it with a smile "hello can i help you" i ask "ye does Oliver Monet live here" a man asked "yes can i help you" i ask again "get him" he said "Im sorry what" i say before , one of the men grabs me and drags me upstairs to look for Oliver , i manage to get out of his grip hitting him with a chair , i run out to Oliver "you have to go run now" i say quickly "whats going on" he asked "it doesn't matter we have to leave please go" i say before they find us , Oliver tried to fight them off but they were bigger and stronger , the men held my hair as they got Oliver on his knees "please don't hurt him" i scream before they shot him in the back of the head i scream before they let me go , i run over to him i held him in my arms , i screamed in pain 

After they left i pulled myself away from him calling the betting shop "Hello this is Finn Sh-" he said before i interrupted him "Finn i need help , it's Oliver he's dead and i don't know what to do , he's dead , im scared" i say through sobs "were coming Jayne just stay there" Finn said before hanging up 

I cried over Oliver's body until they came "Jayne" i heard Finn say "he's dead" i cried "we have to get him out of here Jayne" Tommy said as he helped me up , he pulled me in , i pulled away running my hands through my hair i fell to my knees and screamed through a sob  

I found myself standing over his coffin that was about to go in the ground , Polly pulled me into her side i couldn't help but cry , all i have done the past three days is cry , everything was so good what happened 

Tommy is trying to find the scumbags that did it , but i just want to know why 

We all went to The Garrison and i sat in silence as i drank "are you alright" Michael asked "am i alright" i snap "do i look alright , my husband just fucking died what do you think Henry" i blurt out as tear stream down my face "i just lost the person who loved me more than anything , after what happened with Finn i didn't think anyone would love me , and now the person i wanted to have kids with is gone which means my whole future is gone , so take a guess on how i am" i shout grabbing the attention of everyone  "we should get you home" Tommy said as he led me out "i know you're in pain but taking it out on other people will not help trust me" Tommy told me his hands resting on my shoulders , before pulling me into a warm hug 

That night i went home and sat on my bedroom floor , Olivers cap in my hands and his blazer on as i cried with my dogs sitting with me as i cried , until i heard knock on my front door , i grabbed the gun John had given me that morning , i looked out to see Finn standing at my front door 

I opened the door , he stood there looking genuinely sympathetic "Tommy doesn't want you staying alone" Finn said taking his cap off "so your staying" i questioned "well ye , that or you stay at Tommy's" "i'll pack a bag , come in" i said stepping aside allowing him in , he followed me up the stairs the dogs went ballistic at him , calmed them and began to pack a bag

"You have a whole life" Finn said "had , i had a whole life and it's gone" i say , just throwing anything into the bag "it's only like yesterday when we were only 16" he stated "ye time flew by" i say dryly 

"I'll meet you in the car" he said "no i'm sorry if i'm coming across as rude ,i'm just .... i'm just upset about everything that happened" i said sheepishly "it's okay " he said before sitting on the bed "im just confused , why didn't they kill me , it would be easier if they did" i admit as i sit next to him "don't say that" Finn says "it's true , i don't know how i'm going to go on without him" i begin to tear up "Jayne you are so strong , i know you can go on" Finn says "i know i can't fix the past but please , let me help in anyway i can" he offers sincerely , when i looked in his eyes in that moment i didn't see the boy wronged and hurt me , i saw  the boy i meet when i was 16 , before everything happened , the boy i called a friend.