Micheal had decided his future was in the hands of Birmingham and that meant he had fully moved in . Charlotte still hadn't accustomed to the new life of having a brother , someone to share Polly with. So instead of putting up a fight , she decided to escape the cramped life of Birmingham for a bit and run free .
Charlotte laid in her bed , waiting . She stared at the peeling paint on her ceiling , counting the cracks . She was waiting patiently for everyone to fall asleep so she could make her move .
The nosies eventually faded from her mums room and it was time to make her move .
She crept to the other side of her room and pulled open the window . Stars glistened brightly , contrasting the dull Birmingham air . Charlotte carefully scrambled out the window and closed it slowly behind her . Once firmly stood on the roof she walked steadily to the end of the tiles . She knelt down and grabbed on to the drainpipe and slid down as gracefully as possible .
Once on safe ground she walked along the roads . Not sure of where she was heading . A lamppost ahead flickered and she could just make out some young peaky boys stood around , watching the streets . Charlotte sighed deeply when she recognised Finn stood amongst the crowd of peaky blinders . Finn had always boasted about how since her was 2 years older he was in charge of Charlotte. She concluded that he felt that way since he was the youngest of 5 so he longed to be in charge of someone .
Charlotte attempted to slip into a neighbouring alleyway but it was too late . The gang walked up to her and shouted .
"Oi, stop there" shouted the all to recognisable voice of Isisah
Charlotte folded her arms and raised her eyebrows as they approached .
"Charlotte ?" Said Isiah confused as he ran up to her
"Hello Isiah " she said sarcastically
"What the bloody hell are you doing. There's people out at this time of night who could hurt ya " scolded Finn as he looked at Charlotte with a hint of worry
"We used to do this all the time " said Charlotte with a smirk " I'm just clearing me head "
"Well let us escort you " said Isiah with a wink
"Thanks but no" said Charlotte sternly as she barged past them
"Charlotte don't fuck around , get back in the house now " said Finn sternly .
Charlotte turned around and scoffed
"I'll tell Tommy " warned Finn
"Oh and you think he won't be mad when he realised you're out here with your made up gang at 2 in the morning ?" Challenged Charlotte
"Charlotte calm down eh ?" Said Isiah as he held her shoulders
"Tommy told us to be out here " said a random boy who'd been stood at the back
"Why ?" She asked with a confused expression
"Inspectors Cambells coppers are everywhere and he's been giving Tommy threats , we're here as watchers . " said Finn slightly puffing out his chest .
"You see , Cambell and his men won't suspect some teenagers to be working for the peaky blinders , genius really " added Isiah
"Well good for you , can I go now " asked Charlotte , rolling her eyes slightly .
Finn looked at Isiah and back at Charlotte .
"Tommy will never know and if anything happens , which it won't , then I'll blame myself " added Charlotte
It was if the heavens above were laughing at her because in the distance , a disheveled Tommy could be seen walking down Watery Lane .
"Fuck sake " whispered Charlotte .
"Jokes on you " whispered Finn as he pulled his cap more over his head , shadowing his eyes out
Isiah protectively stood in front of Charlotte.
"You can hide behind me but I can't promise he won't see you " Isiah mumbled as he too pushed his cap further on.
"Thanks " said Charlotte as she rushed to kneel being Isiah and a couple other boys .
Tommy approached and paused .
"Any coppers about Finn eh ?" Asked Tommy.
"Nah , not tonight " replied Finn
Tommy nodded . He then rubbed his temple and looked around , scanning the silent streets before returning his gaze to Finn .
"Go to bed " he said as he gestured to the streets "off you go "
The boys paused before descending . Isiah looked down at Charlotte and sighed . Tommy watched them walk off and patted Finn on the shoulder
Charlotte stood up and let Isiah walk off to his house .
Tommy stopped in his tracks and let out a sigh . He licked his top lip .
"Get in the house Charlotte " he said coldly as he stared at her with sharp piercing eyes
Charlotte didn't even bother to argue , she walked in front of him to the house . Finn walked beside her , his head hung low .
Once they reached the house Tommy pushed in front and unlocked it . Charlotte and Finn followed behind .
Tommy slammed the door shut and let out a long breath before turning to face Finn and Charlotte
"Go to bed Finn" he said plainly
Charlotte looked down and fiddled with the ends of her hair . Once Finn was out of sight Tommy walked into the kitchen and poured himself a glass of whiskey . Charlotte hung around near the doorway and watched him confusingly.
"12 and still fucking climbing out your bedroom window " he mumbled
"Do you have any idea of what's going on ?" He shouted more than asked as he pointed to outside the window
"Eh?" He asked
"Yes" whispered Charlotte
"Yet you still go out there anyway" he said .
"You've disobeyed your mother ,you've disobeyed me . What do I have to do to get people to fucking listen to me ?" He yelled shaking his head
"I'm sorry Tommy but I just needed an escape " Charlotte half shouted back
"An escape? What if a copper caught you eh? . " said Tommy Sternly
"What is they took you away like they did to Micheal ? How would Polly feel ?" Said Tommy raging
"Atleast if I got taken away I'd be away from this fucking place ! Away from you and your murdering gangs " yelled Charlotte .
Tommy slammed his glass down and bit his tongue .
"And why do you give a shit if I'm sneaking around at night . It's mum who should care " added Charlotte .
"I give a shit because I care about you Charlotte , Believe it or not I care " said Tommy more calmly now . His eyes turning glossy .
Charlotte closed her eyes for a few seconds and let the scarce tears run . She shook her head and laughed hopelessly
"I just want to escape " she whispered as she stared at Tommy dead in the eye .
Without second thought she turned away and sprang upstairs to her room . She closed the door behind her and slammed her window shut .
She lay down on her bed and closed her eyes . Escape , escape , escape ? How could she ever escape the life she was born into ?
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Charlotte Gray - season 2
Ficção AdolescenteCharlotte Gray , also known as lottie or char , lives with her mum polly Gray See what her life is like and how she deals with Shelby life
