Little Roe (Peaky Blinders)

A strange toy

(Tommy's P.O.V.)
I walked down the streets of Small Heath. Normally every person would avoid getting in my way. But this time they walked a bit closer past me. It was because I looked like a normal person right now. Why? Because Roe was holding my hand while babbling away. I looked like a parent, like a father and not like the infamous gangster that I'm known for. As we continued our little walk for the day, Roelynn continued to talk her little head off. Pointing at everything around us. She tugged on my hand making me look down and I saw her point to a couple of clydesdale horses who peacefully waited for their work to start. I walked with her to the horses and they pricked their ears foreward with interest at seeing Little Roe. She put her hand out and the mare lowered her head to sniff her hand. She giggled as the mare snorted and looked at me with a big smile. "She can sit on here if she wants, Mr Shelby" the owner said pointing to his mare. Roe immediatly looked at me with a pleading look. I picked her up and placed her on the big horse. Her eyes lit up with happiness and she smiled at me. I patted the horse as she stayed completely still. "Isn't she beautifull, Roe?" I asked her, "she's the prettiest" Roe said happy and leaned down to hugg the horse. She couldn't even wrap her arms around the horses neck that's how big this horse was. And the other one was even bigger. I looked over at the owner who looked to seem happy that we liked his horses. "Her name is Belle and this is Clyde" the owner said and patted his horses with a proud smile. I nodded and patted the gelding over his head. Suddenly I saw Michael ran to us "Tommy!". I looked at him and waited for him to arrive. "Someone trashed the bettingshop" He said out of breath. "You have to come". I immediatly turned to Roe. "Dont worry, Mr Shelby. I can watch her" the man said and gave me a promising smile. I nodded and quickly followed Michael. I only left cause I saw multiple Blinders around the man's stable.

My family and I looked around the trashed room of the bettingshop searching to see what they took. "Nothing is missing. They only trashed the place" Finn said, "why? Why wouldn't they take anything?" He asked with a breaking voice. I then spotted something, wire cutters. "They didnt take anything. They only left this" I said shaking the wire cutters. "Why would they leave wire cutters?" Polly asked. Me and my brother all explained what it meant. When we took ground from Germany we would plant bombs tied to wire. And as part of the joke we left wire cutters. "Oh holy jesus" Polly responded. "Dont move any chairs" Arthur said stepping forward slowpy together with John. "Tread lightly, John-Boy". I thought for a second. "No. Its not here" I said thinking about the place where the bomb or grendade could be. Then my eyes went wide and I dashed out the building.

(Roe's P.O.V.)
"Here you go, Roe" the man said handing me a box with brushes. "Why don't you brush them while I clean the stables" he said with a smile. I nodded exictedly and grabbed one of the brushes and started with Belle. After brushing her I returned to the box and looked in it for a different brush. My eye caught something that was left near the box. I grabbed the strange object into my hands. It wasnt a brush that was for sure, maybe a toy? I questioned. I turned the strange toy in my hands. It was a dark green thing shaped in an oval/round shape. It reminded me a bit of a pineapple. It also had a handle to squeeze and a pin ontop of it. I squeezed the handle to get a better grip before pulling the pin out of it. "Roe?" I looked up at my name. "Look, daddy" I said showing the toy to him, "I found a toy". He had a scared look on his face.

(Tommy's P.O.V.)
I immediatly froze as I realized she had a grenade in her hands. "It also had this" she said and showed the pin. I gulped as I saw she had pulled the pin out. "Why dont you give the toy to me" I said and slowly stepped forward. She laughed excitedly and took steps back. She thought we where playing a game. "Roe listen to me" I said stern, "give it here". She giggled and shook her head and ran off. "Roe!" I yelled and ran after her. She giggled loudly as I chased her. "Roe! Stop" I yelled out but she kept on running. She wasn't paying attention and ran into someone. My heart raced as I watched her fall to the ground and the grenade fall out of her hands. I quickly sprinted to the grenade ti grab it before Roe but she was quicker. I luckily got a hold of her arm before she could run. I snatched the grenade out her hand and threw it away yelling "clear!". Everyone dived for cover and I picked up Roe and shieled her from the explosion. I held her in my arms for some seconds before putting her on the ground. I saw her face was full with fear as I kneeled down to her height. I cupped her cheeks and made her look at me. "Why didn't you listen to me?!" I harshly asked her and her mouth began to quiver. "Dont ever do that again, okay". She nodded and I pulled her into a hugg.

Published: 5th of June 2021