Brave- a peaky blinders story. Shelby sister

Chapter 2

I walk through the dusty air of the small heath, birmingham. I see Jerimiah and i offer him a smile. He lifts his hat in return.

"Where have you been?" Polly asks. "I just went for a walk" I say as I boil the kettle.
"Tea?" "Please"
I get two cups.
"Ive told you before marie, young girls like you cant wonder of by your self."
"Im sorry polly, i wont do it again"
"Hmm" she hums then picks up her cup now full of tea.

Just then the door opens.
Its Tommy.
"Hey Tom" Marie says, now drinking from her own cup.
He only nods. Tommy seems alot colder after the war. He doesnt smile anymore. Only nods. His bright blue eyes now a dusty grey.
He walks into the betting shop.
Marie sighs and carries on drinking her tea.

"Marie, wanna head down to the garrison?" John asks as he and arthur walk out into the living room.
"Your gonna let me drink?" Marie asks exitedly while putting her book on her lap.
"Nah. Course not love" Arthur says laughing as she stands up and ruffles her hair.
"Arty!"

They walk into the garrison and immediatly all eyes turn to them. Marie shifts nervously. Sensing his sisters uneasiness, john places his arm around her. She smiles appreciativley up at him as he returns one with a nod. 

"Whiskey and 2 glasses. and a lemonade" Arthur orders before walking into the snug and joining marie and john.

They talk for a bit and they hear a familiar voice. Its tommy. They exit the snug and see him talking with Freddie thorne. An old friend of Tommys. Marie remembers when Freddie used to help look after her when she was little.

"Mariana, what are you doing here. John take her home, eh?"
"Tom. I havent been here for long. Let me stay for a bit. Im not a 6 year old anymore."
"Marie, havent seen you in ages. How ya been little one?" He says smiling.
"Ive been good. Yeah, its been a while" she says.
"I remember babysitting you when you were a little thing. You were a handful"
"Stilll is our marie" John says.
"Alright enough now. Take her home john" Tommy says as he waved his hand.

As me and John walked towards the garrison doors a loud crash filled the air. Before she could evenknow what happend, john had covered marie with his arms and turned her away from what was going on. She recognised the voice of danny, danny whizbang who had been a friend of her brothers during the war. Tommy comforted danny and told him to go home. After, john turned back around slowly releasing marie from his arms but still kept one on her forearm. Tommy sighed and walked over to Marie cupping her face. "You alright?" he asks. She nods. "yeah im fine" "good" he nods then looks at john who  nods his head.  "Bring the bill to the peaky blinders they'll take care of it. 

Sorry its a bit of a short chapter