The Wicked Game [ Peaky Blinders Fan Fiction ] [#wattys2018]

SNEAK PEEK

"The girl on the picture we need to find her" Said tommy, throwing the black and white picture on the table. It was an old photograph of the Changretta family and among the tall and suited men there was a girl. The photograph moved around the table. The Shelby's had called a family meeting on Michael's hospital room to talk about the new threat that was haunting their streets, The Italians. John and Michael were only the first victims of the attack and Thomas wanted to keep it that way.

"That's a child Thomas" said Ada, taking the photograph in her hands. Thomas sat on the nearest chair and then leaned forward on the table "that picture was taken 6 years ago. An informant told us that Luca came with his sister and his family to be best man at his cousin's wedding, that's when this was taken."

"Why do we care about her?" asked Michael as Ada handed him the picture.

Thomas reached for his cigarettes and while putting on in his mouth said, "She's the easy target."

"Excuse me?" protested Ada, raising her eyebrows. Tommy ignored her tone and her piercing gaze, he focused on lighting his cigarette instead of Ada's mumbling "Tommy she's a child and how is killing a second member of this goddamn family going to help-" tommy took in a breath of smile and let it out unbothered "Would you look at me you big moron-"

"Ada darling, I don't think losing our minds is gonna help anyone." Said Polly, snatching the picture from her son's hands. Ada laid back in her chair and crossed her arms.

"Luca is not going to stop unless he gets everything from us. I suspect his little sister is the last one he would want to see with a bullet in her head. Which is why he has kept her hidden for so long."

"So, we go and put a bullet in her head, is that your plan big brother?"

"The plan is to find her and ones we get her we can choose which way to go."

All she could was huff and tommy knew that huff all too well because he knew his sister, but he had no time to deal with that. The clock was ticking, and the time was running out.

"Is Aberama in on this too?"

"I need his eyes and ears so yes; he is helping out."

"When did Arthur agree with that?"

"He didn't Ada! But he's not, here is he?" Tommy stood up abruptly and pushed back his chair. He had been worrying for him brother for a while now and him not showing up at the family meeting was a red flag, but he had to remain calm. If there was one thing, he had learned during building his empire is that work can not be done without a clear mind. "Gold happens to be the only one we can trust at the moment and we need to find that girl before we lose our only advantage so.." he put down his cigarette "If anyone has a problem with that you are welcome to walk out the door."

Ada bowed her head and Michael and Poly looked at each other. Tommy noticed a silent understanding going between the two, but he waved it off for now. He grabbed his coat, putting it on and then reached for his briefcase "Now I'm gonna go find Arthur before his body gets washed out in the canal."