Halloween was the only night the Standon fair opened in Good Hope.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVhYkVe2Oz
So as with every year, the whole town turned out to enjoy the nights fun.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OWINZ98qh
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.” 795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnsNgjpxpq
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.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqUu4QtDD8
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 before795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qHcRpNISb
Hello “Mrs. Standon,” comes a sweet voice from behind her.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60tqv3Xa4g
She turns. there stood Julie with her Friend Mary
“Hello, Julie and how are you?”795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPUIiMK2n0
“I'm fine, I'm nervous about going on the Ghost train though”795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuhw9cwHDi
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.”795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20me0uoxmA
Julie and Mary walked through taking a toffee apple as they walk past795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5ApnzB22R
“Watch your teeth braces with that apple Julie says Mrs. Standon.”795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYxT3G4aWy
Into the crowd, they disappear.
Next, a group of girls approach. all wearing leather coats and acting like they owned the world 795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8CMYi9eWu
“Hi girls toffee apples,” asks Mrs. Standon holding out the tray.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQeunEFuMd
The girls walk past looking at her as if she's an alien just one girl stops to take an apple795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCqE63n3nF
“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.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAQrZTZs6x
“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.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQuQAxRGLk
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 girls795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinz9FW7LDE
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?”795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEbIR41HPF
“Of course Bertie help yourself, dear.”795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFMnM7s8XL
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.”795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRoaVnen3n
“OK dear,” she smiles “are you looking forward to your ride on the ghost train?”795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RlnfrJOJi
His Friend starts to laugh out loud “He's shitting himself.”795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjSA94p5CY
“No, I'm not,” Bertie defends himself.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EWmiHEiUI
“Yes, you are your kakking your pants.”795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83EXGrrOYq
“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.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3rCVpDLVyZ
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.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCI9qVpjwJ0
“Hello, John you made it then?”795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfcj9fbevh
“You know me jenny wouldn't miss this night for the world”795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkX8TplPHN
After a short pause, he says795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPyJR5lTC2
“So this is the year the ghost train rides? Doesn't seem like 20 years since we took that journey.”795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9rOuUch43
“Are the others here?”795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZLm6791y4
“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.795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqmHldnnId
“Does he remind you of anyone john?”795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDzpx3JK3R
“He sure does jenny but I'm sure he won't be the same person after tonight.”795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QboJjf094
“Come on let's catch up with the others.”795Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzECCaR5u1e
Jenny links johns arm and off they head towards the ghost train.
