Vicky woke up to a banging on her cell door. The echoes of heavy hands rung in her ears, causing the tired girl to roll over and Bury her head into the thin, bug ridden mattress. Pain, that's all she felt. By this point, vicky had no longing to be saved, frankly, death seemed better than how she felt at that moment. Tommy's face haunted her dreams, praying that it was all one long and terrifying nightmare. That she'd wake up and still be at pollys House sitting on the sofa with her uncles and Bouncer by her feet. Perhaps the noose would put her out of her misery, hanging didn't feel so bad after all
"Today's the day miss shelby" the warden said from outside the door. No trial, no sentencing, just death, plain and simple. Although vicky didn't despise the idea of dying, she couldn't help the helplessness she felt, knowing that her family were no doubt facing the same fate. Vicky stood up from her mattress to be met by the glare of the copper who was in her room
"Most people get to talk with a godly man before they meet their fate" vicky said with a small grin .
"Would you like a priest?" The copper asks surprised
"That's alright, I've spoken to god so little in my 14 years, I doubt he'd even recognise me"
"Well you have plenty more time to repent before God miss shelby. Now follow me" vicky wasn't sure what the warden meant. More time? She didn't want to prolong the inevitable with hearings and courts. Vicky wanted to die sooner rather than later, this was hardly a good life to lead. She followed the warden past several other cells, other teenage girls, some yelling and banging against their doors, some cells filled with eery silence, and there was one cell that carried the sound of loud sobs
"Here you are miss shelby. Just come out when you're ready" the warden said taking vicky into another room that had a bathroom, a mirror, proper toothpaste and toothbrush, hair brush, clothing and a sink where she could properly wash. As vicky took a closer look, she recognised the clothes. The same Clothes she had been wearing when she was arrested
"There's been a mistake. These are my clothes"
"Would you rather go home in a strangers clothes?" The warden asked
"I'm going home?" Vicky asked, very little emotion in her voice. In all honesty, she didn't know how to handle it. So prepared for death, and now all she'd do is go home and suffer from this sickly disease until that takes her life
"Yes miss shelby, you're going home" before long, vicky was clean and dressed, walking outside to the fresh smell of freedom. That's fresh smell was actually smoke. Yet she didn't feel free, not until polly emerged from the shadows
"Oh god" vicky gasped running towards her aunt, emotion brimming and tears falling as she wrapped her arms around the woman tightly
"I'm so glad you're ok" polly says wiping away vickys tears
"I...I thought we were gonna hang. I was so sure and I was ready....where are the boys....no...polly please tell me they-"
"Hush now, everyone is safe, they were released very early this morning before the sun even rose. Let's go back home" soon enough, vicky and polly were sat in pollys House, vicky in New clothes and freshly dryed hair. Although her eyes were still red from tears as she sat on the sofa shaking from anger and a lonely cold. A knock on the door made the girl jump as she and polly went to see who it was. They opened the door and there stood Tommy and Bouncer, and many suitcases
"Hey boy" vicky almost cried as Bouncer jumped up in excitement, licking her face whilst vicky laughed in disgust
"I've just come to drop your stuff off. It's not all of it but most things. I didn't think you'd want me going through your stuff so esme packed quite alot" tommy Says looking down sheepishly. He helped us carry things inside and put them down in the living room
"Where's grace? I want to see her, find out if she's as much a coward as you" vicky asks
"I don't know where she is, we've been arguing lately. Just know, I never told her any of this, she had no idea of my plans and is just as upset with me as you are"
"Well atleast she has some fucking sense" vicky mumbles under her breath
"If that's all Thomas then you can leave. Vicky doesn't want to see you and quite frankly, neither do I" polly said going to close the door but Tommy stopped it
"Please, just hear me out. I never intended for things to go this far. I thought I would be able to get you out within hours but...but it just wasn't that fucking easy. I'm so sorry, to both of you. You have every right to hate me, I hate myself more, but I'm begging you both for forgiveness. It was a stupid mistake and I'm sorry, truly"
"A mistake that almost cost us our lives" polly snaps
"A big mistake which I'll never forgive myself for"
"Tommy, for so long I thought you were the best parent for me. You could afford me for starters, I thought you would always protect and love me. I stand corrected. Because although my mother was poor, she never would've sent her own daughter to the gallows. You are a vile excuse for a man and I hope you burn in hell" vicky says with venom, slamming the door in his face. The minute the door closes, vicky breaks down in pollys arms
"I want my daddy" she cries
"I know baby I know"
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Shelby Fire- Completed
FanfictionBefore the war, there was a girl. Her customers knew her as Sapphire, her family knew her as Dotty. After falling pregnant with Thomas Shelby's baby, she runs. No one knows where and Tommy was left believing she had simply grown tired of small heath...
