Broken

"Let go, Anna."

      The last 3 weeks for Anna have been the best and worst. She got to spend so much time with the Shelby's. She was really at home when she was in Small Heath. But that would all change when those 3 weeks were up. It felt like she was only with them for 1 day. And now the 3 brothers and all the rest of the Birmingham men were packing their things to head to France. To fight for us.

To fight for themselves.

Anna was absolutely devastated. Of course she would miss the hell out of Arthur and John, but she didn't know what she was going to do without Thomas.

"What if we just run away? No one would know. And then we could come back when the war is over and everything will be fine. Oh! Or we could—

Tommy grabs her to stop her from pacing.

"Anna. Please. Stop. Were not running away. I have to do this, and I can't leave Arthur and John, you know that."

She really was being serious about running away.

"Or what if I cut off all my hair and dress like a boy and come with you?"

"And then let you get eaten alive? Yeah, no."

"Nothing would happen, I have my prince charming to come and save the day." She said with a smile on her face.

"Okay. I'm all packed. We gotta get to the train station."

"Or we could pretend we were super late and miss the train?"

"Anna.."

She sighs. Anna knew there nothing she would be able to do to not make him go.

"I know. I'll stop now."

Thomas really wanted to do all of the ideas she had for them to stay together, if they would work. Anna was his sun and moon. She was what he thought about as soon as he woke up, and right when his eyes fluttered closed at night. He didn't know what he was going to do without his Anna.

"Tom... What am I going to do without you here?" Anna barely whispered with tears in her eyes.

Tommy felt like his heart actually broke inside of him. It felt like a bulldozer came in a just dropped on him. He hated seeing Anna like this. But there was nothing he could do. And he hated that even more.

"Come here Anna." She sits down next to him and he holds her

"You are going to do amazing things while I'm gone, you hear me? Whatever it is, it will be great. And i'm going to come back and I want you to brag about all the great things you did, okay? And I know you don't want to hear this, but I need to tell you some things."

"No Thomas—

"Anna, listen, you have to listen. If I die in war, I want you and Polly to be the head of the shop, not Arthur or John, cause they're not the best, you and Polly. I also don't want you to waste your life doing nothing because I'm not there. I want you to find yourself a nice man, whos great to you, and I want you to have the babies you've always wanted, and the big house in the middle of absolutely no where. Can you promise you'll do that for me? I want you to be happy, Annabelle. Happy."

"I promise. But you're going to come back. I don't fucking care. You. Are. Coming. Back."

"I'm coming back."

"Tommy! We have to go!"

That sentence almost shattered her whole. But not like the one at the train station.

"Come on, love."

Anna took Tommys hand and they walked their way to the train station. This has to be the worst moment of her life. Having to let the love of her life go off to fight.

.

Everyone in Small Heath is at the station awaiting the train. All the women are going up to the men they knew in their neighborhood and saying their goodbyes. Anna hasn't left Tommy's side the whole time. She was afraid that if she even walked an inch away from him, he would just disappear.

Tommy and Anna are sitting down on the bench. Anna hasn't let her eyes leave his face. She doesn't want to forget what he looks like while he's away.

"I hear the train! Oh no I hear the train!" A little kid yelled. And he was right, because about a minute later, the train started to appear. Tommy started to stand but Anna pulled him down.

"Tommy. You can't go. You can't leave."

Anna couldn't hold her tears any longer. She tried so hard but that stupid train ruined it. Tommy stood and pulled up Anna with him so she could hug him. And she did. But when he went to let go, her grip got tighter.

He tried again. Tighter.

And again. Tighter.

"Anna.."

"No."

"Anna let go." Polly said

"I can't." she whispered

"Let go, Anna." Tommy finally said. That finally shattered Anna into pieces.

"Please don't leave Tom."

"I'm sorry."

"Don't go." Anna's sobbing now.

"I love you so much Anna."

"Tommy please." Anna shouted

He leans in and kisses her. Polly shocked because he's never done anything like that infront of so many people.

"Wait for me Anna."

"TOMMY."

"I love you." Tommy shouted.

Polly had to use all her strength to hold Anna so she didn't fall on the ground.

Anna was a wreck. She had no idea she was gonna react this way. She told herself to act like everything was okay. Even though everything wasn't okay.

Everything wasn't okay without Thomas.

Without Thomas.

Thomas.