Not much was said, and therefore not much was written about the tragedy of Cora Josie Shelby.
In reality, it all happened too fast for any of the family to properly process. Ada did a beautiful reading at the funeral, to send her niece off into her paradise.
Like anyone who has lost a child, they will tell you a part of them is missing. Tommy could confirm this. The façade was becoming harder to keep up so he buried himself into his work, got the guns for campbell, married grace and had a son. Charlie.
Time didn't concern Tommy anymore. It flew by or dragged on, No in between. Tommy followed no routine and missed Cora a whole lot.
As cliché as this sounds, Everything reminded him of Cora. Rabbits, comics, tea, Ada, Mary, broken glass, you name it and he could link it back to Cora.
He dealt with it fine.
Grace asked him too frequently, "You alright Tom?"
"Just happy to be alive darling." Liar.
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FanfictionCora Shelby. A name you're not likely to forget, being the daughter of Birmingham's most famous gangster. Things have never been easy, they never will. Unless. Unless. She's six when she realises. Will anyone ever take her seriously? She doubts i...
