Halloween was the only night the Standon fair opened in Good Hope.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSf1kGAhvrA
So as with every year, the whole town turned out to enjoy the nights fun.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAupj3CWL7
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.” 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpFa1WfDTI
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.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0sIoLPdFuN
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 before709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPNkVCJriL
Hello “Mrs. Standon,” comes a sweet voice from behind her.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXxSTneF3A
She turns. there stood Julie with her Friend Mary
“Hello, Julie and how are you?”709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01FuTK8Bhm
“I'm fine, I'm nervous about going on the Ghost train though”709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6WBW0jBS7
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.”709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfL1QX202nV
Julie and Mary walked through taking a toffee apple as they walk past709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iCk42uJ3G
“Watch your teeth braces with that apple Julie says Mrs. Standon.”709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxenXKynaQ
Into the crowd, they disappear.
Next, a group of girls approach. all wearing leather coats and acting like they owned the world 709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIxzS28O5P
“Hi girls toffee apples,” asks Mrs. Standon holding out the tray.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU52d5OHZbL
The girls walk past looking at her as if she's an alien just one girl stops to take an apple709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRK9PEekhy
“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.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriXWTQWnjN
“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.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPaXL0pZ9Yd
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 girls709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEljGMGSsqP
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?”709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Ler11M6c9
“Of course Bertie help yourself, dear.”709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkDq2eo8xh
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.”709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3eA8lqMnKt
“OK dear,” she smiles “are you looking forward to your ride on the ghost train?”709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGuOKMxVTN
His Friend starts to laugh out loud “He's shitting himself.”709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIAeTd4Quh
“No, I'm not,” Bertie defends himself.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKR0XDMMRP5
“Yes, you are your kakking your pants.”709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImJt9VMGCy
“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.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAtst8CgyV
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.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzpJtts3K0
“Hello, John you made it then?”709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HvFSwGjhg
“You know me jenny wouldn't miss this night for the world”709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoK5cxhJmoE
After a short pause, he says709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdbL3X7HRv
“So this is the year the ghost train rides? Doesn't seem like 20 years since we took that journey.”709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9TaQGNIpq
“Are the others here?”709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCJkHZHOJR
“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.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCbM0Rh9n1
“Does he remind you of anyone john?”709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdcyymFab1
“He sure does jenny but I'm sure he won't be the same person after tonight.”709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nXaUApyc7
“Come on let's catch up with the others.”709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyHcFjux6D
Jenny links johns arm and off they head towards the ghost train.
