Halloween was the only night the Standon fair opened in Good Hope.812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpSHmyKJ1zp
So as with every year, the whole town turned out to enjoy the nights fun.812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMbt6EyM7X
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.” 812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjHeWux3pT
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.812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzr4VznsWFT
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 before812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0qGHxBpFl
Hello “Mrs. Standon,” comes a sweet voice from behind her.812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU72eU7nr2B
She turns. there stood Julie with her Friend Mary
“Hello, Julie and how are you?”812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ67dTixL0x
“I'm fine, I'm nervous about going on the Ghost train though”812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmh5DHg3QB
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.”812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzn4hQsPuZL
Julie and Mary walked through taking a toffee apple as they walk past812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRGEuU3hUd
“Watch your teeth braces with that apple Julie says Mrs. Standon.”812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhB7Bvb4VhB
Into the crowd, they disappear.
Next, a group of girls approach. all wearing leather coats and acting like they owned the world 812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnRiUx2ief
“Hi girls toffee apples,” asks Mrs. Standon holding out the tray.812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1eoAAwagm
The girls walk past looking at her as if she's an alien just one girl stops to take an apple812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjutrFQL1H
“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.812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBadQCqHB7N
“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.812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9MNOybNxb
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 girls812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl37q6ZQiF4
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?”812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgP5ftvRb3g
“Of course Bertie help yourself, dear.”812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpJ6pE1OL9
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.”812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRrE3s8zYW
“OK dear,” she smiles “are you looking forward to your ride on the ghost train?”812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbArnjhgVmu
His Friend starts to laugh out loud “He's shitting himself.”812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFCPAgXnhl
“No, I'm not,” Bertie defends himself.812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2L6uU0big
“Yes, you are your kakking your pants.”812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbxcEpVTWL
“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.812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQYSFDHU1e
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.812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6GBn7pPmA
“Hello, John you made it then?”812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJIj0K5jno
“You know me jenny wouldn't miss this night for the world”812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvYi24xRaV
After a short pause, he says812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ349zzmUijK
“So this is the year the ghost train rides? Doesn't seem like 20 years since we took that journey.”812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTkdBgCO3i
“Are the others here?”812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiZSX9mSgg
“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.812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvgF4Crrv7
“Does he remind you of anyone john?”812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqHDvmzmHe
“He sure does jenny but I'm sure he won't be the same person after tonight.”812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHenachKyWH
“Come on let's catch up with the others.”812Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bOejl3X5M
Jenny links johns arm and off they head towards the ghost train.
