Halloween was the only night the Standon fair opened in Good Hope.859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XeIPllW3i
So as with every year, the whole town turned out to enjoy the nights fun.859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmKe9g7aDq
people dressed up in all sort of costumes witches, Zombies Frankenstein and some with covers chucked over them like plain old ghosts.
At the gates to the old fair stood old Mrs. Standon welcoming people to her fair with a toffee apple on a stick as people approached she would speak to them in her soft voice “welcome dear enjoy the night.” 859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEawE2pskt
This year was going to be special as Five lucky people had won a ticket to ride on the Ghost train the first time it had run in twenty years.
As a group of boys walked up messing and shouting Mrs. Standon spotted Biffa he was a ticket winner big mouth big head thought Mr's Standon “hello boys” she says holding out her plate of toffee apples.859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjExANpPOJ
The boys just look at her and start laughing, not phased by their behavior she says to Biffa “are you looking forward to your ride?”
He looks at her and starts to laugh “what a ride on some crappy ghost train what hasn't run for years? Ye really looking forward to it,” he pushes past her, his Friends follow.
Mrs. Standon watches with a knowing smile on her face she had seen it all before859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1v2xAlqjD
Hello “Mrs. Standon,” comes a sweet voice from behind her.859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDen0kr23J
She turns. there stood Julie with her Friend Mary
“Hello, Julie and how are you?”859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9tuJ9CqFT
“I'm fine, I'm nervous about going on the Ghost train though”859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbHNco9FzZ
Mrs. Standon smiles at her “Don't worry dear it will be the ride of a lifetime, now hurry along and enjoy yourself your missing all the fun.”859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1fOQZtnKh
Julie and Mary walked through taking a toffee apple as they walk past859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHsT0IKGBu
“Watch your teeth braces with that apple Julie says Mrs. Standon.”859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQynQwjqTSQ
Into the crowd, they disappear.
Next, a group of girls approach. all wearing leather coats and acting like they owned the world 859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcicDe8wnGk
“Hi girls toffee apples,” asks Mrs. Standon holding out the tray.859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUi1fmZXEpo
The girls walk past looking at her as if she's an alien just one girl stops to take an apple859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGrfPmnJW5
“Come on Kat don't be eating that you don't know what the old witch has put in them,” shouts a tall hefty girl who seemed to be the leader.859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLN1qIVIggO
“Hello Kat are you looking forward to your ride on the ghost train?” asked Mrs. Standon who was not fazed by the insults of the other girl.859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpPEibRdJa
Kat looks at Mrs. Standon sorry Mrs. Standon, she hurrays past without taking a toffee apple after all and catches up with the rest of the girls859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVXwgnr8AM
Mrs. Standon watches as the tall girl gives Kat a dressing down for stopping, then they to disappear into the crowd.
shes standing and watching the crowd moving about when she hears “hello Mrs. Standon can we have a toffee apple please?”859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLLwJ5gHZQ
“Of course Bertie help yourself, dear.”859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqiZxiIctI
Bertie’s face reddens “please Mrs. Standon don't call me that my names blubber that's what all the people call me and I like it.”859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xG4ekWsJt
“OK dear,” she smiles “are you looking forward to your ride on the ghost train?”859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDigZ1MwtIf
His Friend starts to laugh out loud “He's shitting himself.”859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1bOPccgRr
“No, I'm not,” Bertie defends himself.859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjLYvb6Ggh
“Yes, you are your kakking your pants.”859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZj9FNLasO
“Boys, boys don't be arguing get your apples and go and enjoy yourself and I'm sure you will enjoy it,” says Mrs. Standon with her smile back on her face.859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxvzb2xZgd
They grab an apple each and head off into the crowd.
There's only one boy left to come now for the ride and Mrs. Standon didn't really know him he’d not long moved into town and was a bit of a loner, roomers were he was a dope smoker and liked his own company.
the fairground noise grew louder as more people came and joined the fun, the fair was only opened once a year so people loved it and some of the people here had been coming all there lives.
“Hello Jenny,” came a voice from behind.859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSif3jTVpkm
“Hello, John you made it then?”859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcPvTJcF3A
“You know me jenny wouldn't miss this night for the world”859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkSuSn9yGy
After a short pause, he says859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNCWieK8ST
“So this is the year the ghost train rides? Doesn't seem like 20 years since we took that journey.”859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAf3N1R4rC
“Are the others here?”859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJG0Cc6Zu5S
“Yes, they’re here in the crowd somewhere.”
a boy walks towards them earphones in beanie hat on, large spliff hanging out of his mouth and a rucksack on his back.
“Hello,” says Mr's Stanton but he can't hear because of the earphones and just walks past into the crowd,
John looks at the boy and smiles.859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOQ1UX0uQe
“Does he remind you of anyone john?”859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXl8Vcu9v5B
“He sure does jenny but I'm sure he won't be the same person after tonight.”859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8iL3rBkYs
“Come on let's catch up with the others.”859Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUjSIus8Gx
Jenny links johns arm and off they head towards the ghost train.
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