Halloween was the only night the Standon fair opened in Good Hope.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAFqPdznjq
So as with every year, the whole town turned out to enjoy the nights fun.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2RvMqmZ11
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.” 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTxNhrxJSc
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.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc66KKYGvfH
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 before737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmY9fQHULQd
Hello “Mrs. Standon,” comes a sweet voice from behind her.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jj8ueZaJ9
She turns. there stood Julie with her Friend Mary
“Hello, Julie and how are you?”737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcIOsJfKlw
“I'm fine, I'm nervous about going on the Ghost train though”737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjH3skbyx6u
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.”737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPLxY45yNf
Julie and Mary walked through taking a toffee apple as they walk past737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWp8c0IfgvK
“Watch your teeth braces with that apple Julie says Mrs. Standon.”737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORgdRahOPK
Into the crowd, they disappear.
Next, a group of girls approach. all wearing leather coats and acting like they owned the world 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6z1MdUpxM
“Hi girls toffee apples,” asks Mrs. Standon holding out the tray.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMnSih4iRJ
The girls walk past looking at her as if she's an alien just one girl stops to take an apple737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORzFCSTRjo
“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.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbtqt1xExv
“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.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQlZh0xZ3K
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 girls737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrC2e9Fc3s
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?”737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8iFG0ivo5
“Of course Bertie help yourself, dear.”737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5kyGUVl1d
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.”737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdir9nW1l1
“OK dear,” she smiles “are you looking forward to your ride on the ghost train?”737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0opAEGH1et
His Friend starts to laugh out loud “He's shitting himself.”737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLbOFwAaeH
“No, I'm not,” Bertie defends himself.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pfBKKEmTO
“Yes, you are your kakking your pants.”737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVGJdwZqbr
“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.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0X9tyCV4F
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.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0glq0ijLV
“Hello, John you made it then?”737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB71xXMM4jA
“You know me jenny wouldn't miss this night for the world”737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPd3JttI1K0
After a short pause, he says737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKx5g0HtIvS
“So this is the year the ghost train rides? Doesn't seem like 20 years since we took that journey.”737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmZI5SpCID
“Are the others here?”737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3stdcyf0b
“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.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHuUlILrr6a
“Does he remind you of anyone john?”737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJYsmfjl3fr
“He sure does jenny but I'm sure he won't be the same person after tonight.”737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRP98lztzCE
“Come on let's catch up with the others.”737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EfVdBH0ED
Jenny links johns arm and off they head towards the ghost train.
