Halloween was the only night the Standon fair opened in Good Hope.856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlxTds5BQ7
So as with every year, the whole town turned out to enjoy the nights fun.856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjF1E7qKqU
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.” 856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kgC3WmSKX
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.856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxXZ2Ma3cn
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 before856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJfY3pWIE4
Hello “Mrs. Standon,” comes a sweet voice from behind her.856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwMmL2FFnK
She turns. there stood Julie with her Friend Mary
“Hello, Julie and how are you?”856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJi03UicJT
“I'm fine, I'm nervous about going on the Ghost train though”856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWeVDgxyqk
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.”856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbaChqG20s
Julie and Mary walked through taking a toffee apple as they walk past856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuHBXvDaW1
“Watch your teeth braces with that apple Julie says Mrs. Standon.”856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjM7MaTWnT
Into the crowd, they disappear.
Next, a group of girls approach. all wearing leather coats and acting like they owned the world 856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVKMIqZPNL
“Hi girls toffee apples,” asks Mrs. Standon holding out the tray.856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi37BFGvo1d
The girls walk past looking at her as if she's an alien just one girl stops to take an apple856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXS5f5i3BH
“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.856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrb0eazjfWe
“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.856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIjxpwUn3Z
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 girls856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZseYQCcc1
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?”856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uKOtCVlnr
“Of course Bertie help yourself, dear.”856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0kTHRZHK3Z
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.”856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPBevVExRZ
“OK dear,” she smiles “are you looking forward to your ride on the ghost train?”856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0covSm9Oa6
His Friend starts to laugh out loud “He's shitting himself.”856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ352QuEC8kh
“No, I'm not,” Bertie defends himself.856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNTPnjfmM0
“Yes, you are your kakking your pants.”856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGNg1FpqsR
“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.856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigRVoltjz6
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.856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOPp816y7I
“Hello, John you made it then?”856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXeIijb54K
“You know me jenny wouldn't miss this night for the world”856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMgJepbDNY
After a short pause, he says856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRWvuVLOoV
“So this is the year the ghost train rides? Doesn't seem like 20 years since we took that journey.”856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrh9V9xGCez
“Are the others here?”856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGi2sYZ4OAG
“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.856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhJFpsQ2RM
“Does he remind you of anyone john?”856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGsEvZyDBU
“He sure does jenny but I'm sure he won't be the same person after tonight.”856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7L77RLtmyp
“Come on let's catch up with the others.”856Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdMk92IVB1
Jenny links johns arm and off they head towards the ghost train.
