Halloween was the only night the Standon fair opened in Good Hope.831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RufXniiVH
So as with every year, the whole town turned out to enjoy the nights fun.831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0CqjaHeE0
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.” 831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMX246H2P8y
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.831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjA8e1WNK6
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 before831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkmjrXwC1c
Hello “Mrs. Standon,” comes a sweet voice from behind her.831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjI7rR6ZvRO
She turns. there stood Julie with her Friend Mary
“Hello, Julie and how are you?”831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7BNuo6Op5
“I'm fine, I'm nervous about going on the Ghost train though”831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckMW8yxTH3
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.”831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0NqFFKr5Q
Julie and Mary walked through taking a toffee apple as they walk past831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWopbcUQXqg
“Watch your teeth braces with that apple Julie says Mrs. Standon.”831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2glAoE2pJ
Into the crowd, they disappear.
Next, a group of girls approach. all wearing leather coats and acting like they owned the world 831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡooBqrkRTBO
“Hi girls toffee apples,” asks Mrs. Standon holding out the tray.831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mHm3DugRD
The girls walk past looking at her as if she's an alien just one girl stops to take an apple831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa97mFdRgBN
“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.831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFPXcFuh2j
“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.831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnlPMdyibE
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 girls831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvfUXUWMWD
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?”831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7MZEQYPHh
“Of course Bertie help yourself, dear.”831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9rZzBGGNk
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.”831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7vyT6CiuF
“OK dear,” she smiles “are you looking forward to your ride on the ghost train?”831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnPtUIh4Is
His Friend starts to laugh out loud “He's shitting himself.”831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHFIIar4e2
“No, I'm not,” Bertie defends himself.831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlNpktzWuq
“Yes, you are your kakking your pants.”831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfAf5qQsw6
“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.831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUIRlg63Yq
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.831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFLa6r5vil
“Hello, John you made it then?”831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuWSKacriW
“You know me jenny wouldn't miss this night for the world”831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLARAPZTvs
After a short pause, he says831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rEkS0sDNS
“So this is the year the ghost train rides? Doesn't seem like 20 years since we took that journey.”831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLkboyxL8y
“Are the others here?”831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlLtDeCvPh
“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.831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALXEoLIHjz
“Does he remind you of anyone john?”831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ahK3zaHxu
“He sure does jenny but I'm sure he won't be the same person after tonight.”831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJ1pByWACz
“Come on let's catch up with the others.”831Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2hC68loDt
Jenny links johns arm and off they head towards the ghost train.
