Halloween was the only night the Standon fair opened in Good Hope.774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPnGjbWGub
So as with every year, the whole town turned out to enjoy the nights fun.774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjoNwsrFhSV
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.” 774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqfkoy1QFs
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.774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJao6r5uQE
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 before774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwhtqoka06
Hello “Mrs. Standon,” comes a sweet voice from behind her.774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfSP92gOiX
She turns. there stood Julie with her Friend Mary
“Hello, Julie and how are you?”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwKOVL29MI
“I'm fine, I'm nervous about going on the Ghost train though”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiiFLcBZg9
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.”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnreWfiNl1
Julie and Mary walked through taking a toffee apple as they walk past774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAT1jf0ubc
“Watch your teeth braces with that apple Julie says Mrs. Standon.”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvWOqqcHie
Into the crowd, they disappear.
Next, a group of girls approach. all wearing leather coats and acting like they owned the world 774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEEpyU7cj2
“Hi girls toffee apples,” asks Mrs. Standon holding out the tray.774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8ai4g39Pi
The girls walk past looking at her as if she's an alien just one girl stops to take an apple774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWAT3qKljVz
“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.774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxw9eKHeVdP
“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.774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdrXGjkBTt
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 girls774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjV57cfKpo9
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?”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2THfbq0Kh
“Of course Bertie help yourself, dear.”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgxi3NG0mE
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.”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWe3xsmzUu
“OK dear,” she smiles “are you looking forward to your ride on the ghost train?”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNp59qIJ1E
His Friend starts to laugh out loud “He's shitting himself.”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy622p1TvG3
“No, I'm not,” Bertie defends himself.774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrbW73PiCW
“Yes, you are your kakking your pants.”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdADy9hC9Fb
“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.774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBYtRQ3f5p
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.774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPWS5l5bCZ
“Hello, John you made it then?”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyhvY1I9J6
“You know me jenny wouldn't miss this night for the world”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjzvq99qL5
After a short pause, he says774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatgQGuHAdG
“So this is the year the ghost train rides? Doesn't seem like 20 years since we took that journey.”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkvKu0MXnz
“Are the others here?”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmi3Dlwqy4
“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.774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCeWMCneOYG
“Does he remind you of anyone john?”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SFpWF8BvZ
“He sure does jenny but I'm sure he won't be the same person after tonight.”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlBiGgiIav
“Come on let's catch up with the others.”774Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpQkeXddyQ
Jenny links johns arm and off they head towards the ghost train.
