As the youngest Shelby child and twin to Finn Shelby, Kezia has spent the last 4 of her 10 years locked away for her mental defectiveness.
She returns to Small Heath under the legal guardianship of her brother, Thomas Shelby. Despite knowing she's s...
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Posting a touch early because why not. Next chapter will be out tomorrow.
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
Kizzie did not speak for three days. Didn't do anything, really.
It was Ozzy who found her.
He rounded the corner for some work at the betting shop. Hadn't heard from Kezia or Tommy all morning. And the rule was, when neither needed him, he made himself needed elsewhere.
"Ke—Ms. Shelby?"
She sat on the curb, covered in dried mud and blood.
"Hey, can you hear me?" He reached out a hesitant hand to her shoulder. She rolled sideways. "Fuck... Uhm." No one outside the family was permitted to touch her. Even an accidental nudge warranted a beating. But Ozzy didn't feel comfortable leaving her here while he went inside to get help. "I'm sorry." He linked his arm under her knees while the other arm supported her back.
He immediately toppled forward. She was dead weight...
During his stay at the hospital as a kid, some people collapsed or got so upset they'd just go still as a statue and it took a whole team of nurses to carry them.
"Okay." He could do this. He needed to do this. "One, two, three!" Ozzy stood with Kezia still in his arms. His knees shook, but he could make it. He just had to be quick.
He pushed open the door and dodged Blinders crowding the entryway. If he could just find Polly, everything would be much easier.
Senior members walked backwards as if a fire sprouted before them when seeing Kezia. No one wanted to get their hands shattered or eyes gouged. But Ozzy kept firm that he was doing the right thing.
"Fuck is this?" Finn asked, seeing so many men part the center of the room. His face fell. "Kizzie?"
"I-I found her outside, alone," Ozzy explained. The youngest Shelby boy was immature, but right now, he mirrored his eldest brother.
He stumbled over to Ozzy and eased some of the weight from his arms. Ozzy let Finn take control and followed, Kezia tethered between them as they made their way into the family living room.
"Polly!" Finn and Ozzy placed Kezia on the couch. Her head lolled back. "Fuck! Polly!"
"What is it, boy!" The woman stopped short, agitation disappearing. "Christ! What happened?"
"I don't know," Ozzy said, stepping back as Polly came to sit beside her niece. "I found her outside on the curb. Just like this."
Finn released a shaking breath. "She's fucking dead weight, Pol. Like a corpse."
