Halloween was the only night the Standon fair opened in Good Hope.827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1Rrzn7VQ7
So as with every year, the whole town turned out to enjoy the nights fun.827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGmYPG1SSg
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.” 827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPplzR1i48
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.827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjw9bSWUuU
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 before827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyXv57r1j8
Hello “Mrs. Standon,” comes a sweet voice from behind her.827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxPjLGxyWu
She turns. there stood Julie with her Friend Mary
“Hello, Julie and how are you?”827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdB0vzJNBA
“I'm fine, I'm nervous about going on the Ghost train though”827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAb1eJfAF7e
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.”827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7KZaErYs7
Julie and Mary walked through taking a toffee apple as they walk past827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa50vHrUibn
“Watch your teeth braces with that apple Julie says Mrs. Standon.”827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSk0NI5Sfq5
Into the crowd, they disappear.
Next, a group of girls approach. all wearing leather coats and acting like they owned the world 827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWQ7rOWuhZ
“Hi girls toffee apples,” asks Mrs. Standon holding out the tray.827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnYrKN9vja
The girls walk past looking at her as if she's an alien just one girl stops to take an apple827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllCabuHD8l
“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.827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolx4q8B2Mk
“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.827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUab1KFCVK
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 girls827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNWy7u4slD
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?”827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5lMgmlKjk
“Of course Bertie help yourself, dear.”827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7cG346c2x
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.”827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYaEWf6vOX
“OK dear,” she smiles “are you looking forward to your ride on the ghost train?”827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4s7oE9bBbb
His Friend starts to laugh out loud “He's shitting himself.”827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioio91lHuQ
“No, I'm not,” Bertie defends himself.827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjA6tVlycVg
“Yes, you are your kakking your pants.”827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hDOfUOc8I
“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.827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrG0bfpa6I
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.827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVxEsyFRrn
“Hello, John you made it then?”827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7XThnwtVg
“You know me jenny wouldn't miss this night for the world”827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqOgAO3j38
After a short pause, he says827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwpyHmwCoa
“So this is the year the ghost train rides? Doesn't seem like 20 years since we took that journey.”827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPoQ41fYF3p
“Are the others here?”827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4ocwRuCpj
“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.827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyWEeF1Myg
“Does he remind you of anyone john?”827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYNyosxqaJ
“He sure does jenny but I'm sure he won't be the same person after tonight.”827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpdZMHW6UI
“Come on let's catch up with the others.”827Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFdKo5o4mB
Jenny links johns arm and off they head towards the ghost train.
