Halloween was the only night the Standon fair opened in Good Hope.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZh6QlbnLZn
So as with every year, the whole town turned out to enjoy the nights fun.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8k8xzuMDqe
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.” 829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKSPVXyMkT1
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.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29JyJAti0x
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 before829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDDYAQRh3k
Hello “Mrs. Standon,” comes a sweet voice from behind her.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYuU9eO8n4y
She turns. there stood Julie with her Friend Mary
“Hello, Julie and how are you?”829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZoTjAa2iM
“I'm fine, I'm nervous about going on the Ghost train though”829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPLWQfBsaD
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.”829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7EZEyPyak
Julie and Mary walked through taking a toffee apple as they walk past829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnsZDAJuLc
“Watch your teeth braces with that apple Julie says Mrs. Standon.”829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2hhIMFa2x
Into the crowd, they disappear.
Next, a group of girls approach. all wearing leather coats and acting like they owned the world 829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy879ckM0Cp
“Hi girls toffee apples,” asks Mrs. Standon holding out the tray.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjyXnXZ6WM
The girls walk past looking at her as if she's an alien just one girl stops to take an apple829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJk8p9xSGww
“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.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzaL6EkB4z
“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.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVtFRN6ZAS
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 girls829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNk1T0oNYpY
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?”829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtzSYUZl3a
“Of course Bertie help yourself, dear.”829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxrrA3Ct3O
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.”829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDmd1Z3gjO
“OK dear,” she smiles “are you looking forward to your ride on the ghost train?”829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzXE0pcjjK
His Friend starts to laugh out loud “He's shitting himself.”829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzJ5Dyrknn
“No, I'm not,” Bertie defends himself.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7snYMh89pC
“Yes, you are your kakking your pants.”829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZ3FTyPZsV
“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.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2V7aCPr1T
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.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvvYxyfA5N
“Hello, John you made it then?”829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLmoUMUHkY
“You know me jenny wouldn't miss this night for the world”829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPbPblwSIy
After a short pause, he says829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlgZVGZPyY
“So this is the year the ghost train rides? Doesn't seem like 20 years since we took that journey.”829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhxZKyEekn
“Are the others here?”829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nb1xu4HKx
“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.829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Ub5sOd4Ur
“Does he remind you of anyone john?”829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcrdFPLDsV
“He sure does jenny but I'm sure he won't be the same person after tonight.”829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShzcFRr5Ox
“Come on let's catch up with the others.”829Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulk8of3GRu
Jenny links johns arm and off they head towards the ghost train.
