Halloween was the only night the Standon fair opened in Good Hope.854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SNYzSjwas
So as with every year, the whole town turned out to enjoy the nights fun.854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEiQ2NXqFy2
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.” 854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiwHvibi0M
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.854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHH5XPfra2J
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 before854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuq0l4pETvX
Hello “Mrs. Standon,” comes a sweet voice from behind her.854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSl0W0MkFBl
She turns. there stood Julie with her Friend Mary
“Hello, Julie and how are you?”854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYsgw8ZMeN
“I'm fine, I'm nervous about going on the Ghost train though”854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvj1w5zMP18
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.”854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDqD8xkyy3
Julie and Mary walked through taking a toffee apple as they walk past854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UsWLSkJas
“Watch your teeth braces with that apple Julie says Mrs. Standon.”854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0hfM3cnCZ
Into the crowd, they disappear.
Next, a group of girls approach. all wearing leather coats and acting like they owned the world 854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9o8AIiXqxH
“Hi girls toffee apples,” asks Mrs. Standon holding out the tray.854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8HaZeFgmt5
The girls walk past looking at her as if she's an alien just one girl stops to take an apple854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimkWKK5ca1
“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.854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wVqQQr6KX
“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.854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6lAfsfDOH
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 girls854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwdu4h1cg3
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?”854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB10tlHKZBN
“Of course Bertie help yourself, dear.”854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAI2TufKtg
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.”854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuyLUskOzY
“OK dear,” she smiles “are you looking forward to your ride on the ghost train?”854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPoFJ6gg2iO
His Friend starts to laugh out loud “He's shitting himself.”854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6PM3lN07p
“No, I'm not,” Bertie defends himself.854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOADKzlhus
“Yes, you are your kakking your pants.”854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwNa29EFa2
“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.854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjpglC4zyS
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.854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjahRiLW3D
“Hello, John you made it then?”854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5xnU95rxh
“You know me jenny wouldn't miss this night for the world”854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP210C0WSCy
After a short pause, he says854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJSYqSmprIR
“So this is the year the ghost train rides? Doesn't seem like 20 years since we took that journey.”854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosaO0AeOXc
“Are the others here?”854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkeH2nNBALK
“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.854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaI4lwzRzjb
“Does he remind you of anyone john?”854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZDolXsT7n
“He sure does jenny but I'm sure he won't be the same person after tonight.”854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2L1Lwmif5
“Come on let's catch up with the others.”854Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oRg3DVsAK
Jenny links johns arm and off they head towards the ghost train.
