Peaky Blinders Imagines

Polly Gray - Dead but not totally dead (Part 1)

Hi. I'm Y/N Solomons and technically I'm dead. But technically I'm not dead.

"Oi ollie" I shouted to the young boy as I walked past the thousands of workers " where's Alfie?" He chuckled "where he always is obviously" you mimicked him causing him to laugh behind you.
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Alfie Solomons. The guy that killed me but also the guy that saved my life. You see, when I was younger I got taken away from my mother, along with my  brother. Me and my brother got separated straight away, I don't know if he is dead or alive. I never saw him again after that day.

I got put in the system and I hated it. I was 12 when I first ran away from my adoptive parents but someone found me and took me back. I tried again at 13 and then at 14 but got the same results. Someone always found me and always took me back. I hated it. I decided to try again when I was 16 and as I ran through the streets in Camden Town I bumped into a very tall and well built man. Alfie Solomons.

Alfie took me back to his bakery and I explained everything to him,I told him how I got taken away from my family, I told him how I was in the system and how I hate the family I'm with and I told him about my multiple attempts at trying to get away. Alfie leaned back in his chair and stroked his beard "I'll do ya a deal" he had said. I remember thinking the worst in my head when he had uttered those words. "I'll get the police to 'kill ya' I'll make it seem like they found a body and it was yours and you will be classed as dead. Your file that the orphanage has will be updated to say you have passed on and they will no longer look for you" I jumped from my seat and stared at him "you'd really do that" he nodded and held up a finger to silence me "only if you stay here and you work for me.. for free of course" I nodded at him and squealed rushing round the desk to hug him "thank you Alfie" I muttered, he chuckled at me and gave me a quick tap on the back, completely new to the gesture and obviously feeling a little uncomfortable.

I was now 19 and Alfie had become like an older brother to me, I could do what I wanted, when I wanted and I even adopted his last name.

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So now here I am, walking towards Alfie's office, wondering how he would take the news I had. I knocked on the door and gave it a few seconds before walking in. "Ah Y/N darlin, come, come. Take a seat" he offered me a cigarette and I gladly took one,sitting in the chair in front of him "so" he started "what's on your mind?"

"Well,I've been thinking" he laughed at me and cut me off straight away " now that, that is always dangerous, especially for you" I rolled my eyes at him and threw a ball of paper at him that was lying on his desk.

"Can I continue?" He waved his hand and I carried on. "I've been thinking about my mother and my brother. I know that you know who she is Alfie. I wanna see her and I think I have a right to see her and get to know her"

Alfie was quiet for a few minutes but those few minutes seemed like forever and I feared the worst was about to come. "Alright" he finally spoke. I gave him a questioning look "Alright yeah, yeah you go see her. You go meet your family" he pulled a piece of paper out of the draw and walked over to me "this 'ere, this is where she lives. Go and see her and if you decide to stay well you know you always have a place here whenever you want to come back"I stood up and hugged Alfie, he hugged back, finally getting used to it after 3 years. For a big bad gangster, Alfie was a softy at heart. Especially when it came to me, that's what Ollie always said.

"Ollie" Alfie shouted and within a matter of seconds Ollie was stood waiting for his command. "Take my car and drive Y/N to this address" he handed Ollie the paper and handed him the keys "yes Mr Solomons sir" I smiled lightly as I watched Ollie rush out of the room. I followed in his footsteps before waiting at the door and turning back to Alfie "thank you Alfie, you don't know how much this means to me. See you around and I love you" he nodded and smiled back at me "yeah yeah you too sweetheart,now go" I gave him one last smile and walked out towards the car.

The drive to Birmingham was a long one and I fell asleep half way through the journey. The car stopped abruptly causing me to wake up. " 'ere we are, watery lane. Good luck Y/N" I gave Ollie a small thanks and proceeded to get out of the car.

Number 17 watery lane. This is where she lives,supposedly. I knocked on the door and anxiously waited for someone to answer. A few moments later a boy around my age answered the door. His hair was slicked back and he was wearing an expensive looking suit "can I help you?" I looked back down at the piece of paper in my hand "Uhm yeah, I'm looking for an Elizabeth gray?" The boy tensed up and opened his mouth to speak but before he could, a voice from behind me spoke up instead.

"What do you want with Elizabeth gray?" An oldish looking woman said. She walked past me to stand next to the boy in the doorway. Both of their faces holding the same confused look. I cleared my throat before looking back at them.

"I think she might be my mother"

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So I thought I'd do something different with this one and I quite like the way it turned out, I might do a part 2. Hope you liked it ❤️