// Another Episode //

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Estella smiled before her smile slightly vanished she felt somone behind her and soon her assumptions turned out to be right
"I'll take a mild" said a voice, the voice she could take  in as Freddy Thornes voice
the boy who hung out with the shelbys a lot back then
Thomas and Freddie were good friends back when both of them went back to school, both of them were together in France, Freddie even saved Thomas life from a bullet meant for the Shelby brother

Estella never really liked him since he was the kinda boy to not only get himself but everyone else in trouble

and he still did
"right" answerd Thomas as Harry placed a beer in front of him, Freddy spread his arms out across Estella grabbing one of the two coins Thomas put on the counter for his whiskey and pushed it towards Harry who looked at Thomas for a nod or a shaking of his head
...nothing...

"cheers to you Tommy for good health and cheers to you Estella for great beauty" he said as he took a sip of his drink, Estella scoffed and took a sip of her own wiskey
" a crown of a prince" said Freddie as he took thomas's cap that laid on Estellas lap inspecting the razor blades that were sewn into the cap
by Polly, Ada and Estella

 before throwing the cap back into her lap saying a scoffing "soon to be king i bet" he said and Thomas immediatly replied with a monotone "you don't bet" it was enough for Estella,... one more word from that bastard and she would go boom, she took her glass in her hands before grabbing Thomas's cap putting it on her own head with her dark hair hanging loosly
 before jumping of the stool walking away

as a hand grasped her wrist she turned to Thomas before giving him a reassuring smile, she walked around the bar to Harry who cleaned glass not noticing the smaller woman standing besides him

"Harry" she said making the man jump and nearly drop a glass, he chuckled and smiled at the younger woman "oh Estella you scared me what can i do for u 'love 'eh" he asked and the woman smiled at him "i was gonna ask if i could help out again sometime"

Estella helped Harry out before the war, when the war was going, she only helped out when he really needed it now when the boys came back it was really hard to find time seeing as the man took over the business but the woman still needed to help, even though the boys did not want to admit it

he looked at her with a sly smile before nodding
"ofcourse love, you know your the only one i trust with getting these bastards under control" he said which made Estella slightly chuckle

 she nodded and started speaking "alright I'll come by when you need me is that o-" but she was cut of by the Garrison doors, which slammed open and a paniced man ran in turning the tables throwing the glasses to the floor breaking them in the process
when she saw who it was she gasped
Danny had 'Another Episode', he was one of those man who took a big burden back from the war
a lifelong hole, in which he will still think he was in france

"there gonna get me!!" he yelled as Thomas and Freddie grabbed both of his arms, pulling him to the ground after counting to 3
they sat him up trying to get his kicking under control
 Estella  ran around the bar towards the three male crouching down in front oh his holding his face in her hands

as her cold hands made contact with his flaming face he turned towards the woman, ready to lash out when he saw the woman that helped him calm down... before the war 'cause he was scared to leave, he calmed down slightly before whispering things like

'there gonna get me'
'there gonna kill me'

and things she shushed him silently and spoke softly
"it's alright ain't it Danny your here one England not in france ok?" his breathing was paniced, she shushed him again running her hand above his forehead
"you here with us in the Garrison having fun alright no war, no fighting, peace alright you a man who survived danny" she said and soon he calmed down his breathing normal and his chest rising with a normal heartbeat
the boys let him go as she sat on the floor
they pulled him up
and he looked around panicked after Thomas told him it was alright
"did i do it again Estella" he asked toward the woman who silently nodded "oh god i did it again i am so sorry Mr.Shelby" he said but Thomas shushed him and told him to go to his wife, he nodded silently walking out leaving the Garrison completely devastated

as Freddie walked back to the bar Thomas grabbed Estella wrist looking around in her face
"you alright?" he asked to what the girl nodded "I'm alright" she asnwerd with  hushed tone
"i know you want to help but you can get hurt one episode can be worse than the other you could get hurt" he said silently as one of his hands found her cheek, " but did not get hurt did i" she asked but soon the heard Harrys voice

"Mr.shelby you gotta do something about him" he said and Thomas nodded walking back to the bar towards Freddie but not before giving Estella's hand a slightly squezze saying  he was ok too
 she walked over to the bar grabbing a broom before sweeping away the wet glass shards that laid all around the Garrison

"Estella you don't have to" said Harry but Estella held a finger up saying a monotone "i work her now that mean i gotta clean up" in that tone no one tried to speak against her and definitely no one who knew her personally knowing she can lash out too sometimes, he nodded helping her clean up the garrison, every view second Thomas would look back at the girl crouching down grabbing the glass before he heard a hissing sound, Harry bend down grabbing he hands and sighing
"come one i got some bandages" he said the walked around the bar giving Thomas a clear view of her blood dripping hands

Thomas ignored what Freddie said and concentrated on her hand, he put his hand on the bar ready to walk over when freddie beat him to it grabbing his hand, while still talking not letting him leave his side to look at Estella

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