Halloween was the only night the Standon fair opened in Good Hope.855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3KMCGCiaW
So as with every year, the whole town turned out to enjoy the nights fun.855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6Z0wcPgdK
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.” 855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovSaiTieso
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.855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlgZqnjYy9
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 before855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡArLhwhHG2n
Hello “Mrs. Standon,” comes a sweet voice from behind her.855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbM86m4mdq
She turns. there stood Julie with her Friend Mary
“Hello, Julie and how are you?”855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NWpnntKVL
“I'm fine, I'm nervous about going on the Ghost train though”855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIMHzoTQ3e
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.”855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡax1nX9IcEc
Julie and Mary walked through taking a toffee apple as they walk past855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iu6nYZmNY
“Watch your teeth braces with that apple Julie says Mrs. Standon.”855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohQtmHhSxv
Into the crowd, they disappear.
Next, a group of girls approach. all wearing leather coats and acting like they owned the world 855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPUdstAUHI
“Hi girls toffee apples,” asks Mrs. Standon holding out the tray.855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIq5BGGJ7GO
The girls walk past looking at her as if she's an alien just one girl stops to take an apple855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmQNyuRkvA
“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.855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4KDZ2bP6y
“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.855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1OBccTFkI
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 girls855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZKAeZxLCS
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?”855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIgj9ppyZH
“Of course Bertie help yourself, dear.”855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNv7ayrvSh
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.”855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxLvAQz576
“OK dear,” she smiles “are you looking forward to your ride on the ghost train?”855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡur2x7ZxI4P
His Friend starts to laugh out loud “He's shitting himself.”855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdX1LK43FXK
“No, I'm not,” Bertie defends himself.855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJOgMRCCzo0
“Yes, you are your kakking your pants.”855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXs7apZ2ZZ
“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.855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSmZuxD0a8
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.855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PCoYkLF4j
“Hello, John you made it then?”855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡir7DEZwIdm
“You know me jenny wouldn't miss this night for the world”855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYWSSvyzqC
After a short pause, he says855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2re1fjUfmD
“So this is the year the ghost train rides? Doesn't seem like 20 years since we took that journey.”855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLWTtOLcWE
“Are the others here?”855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCj9QhqnCt
“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.855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mCZ4apBgZ
“Does he remind you of anyone john?”855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf36LV9yko5
“He sure does jenny but I'm sure he won't be the same person after tonight.”855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2R0M5hp9bG
“Come on let's catch up with the others.”855Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXVP3GnhDp
Jenny links johns arm and off they head towards the ghost train.
