Halloween was the only night the Standon fair opened in Good Hope.764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBe1B1VczXi
So as with every year, the whole town turned out to enjoy the nights fun.764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlElzG7MLiH
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.” 764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9cA2e2v1n
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.764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFngYfPs0Q
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 before764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6J03vdlytX
Hello “Mrs. Standon,” comes a sweet voice from behind her.764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSE2SPqdJAC
She turns. there stood Julie with her Friend Mary
“Hello, Julie and how are you?”764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgieKSP3pra
“I'm fine, I'm nervous about going on the Ghost train though”764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQ3RYP7cnC
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.”764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZB03f2S4d
Julie and Mary walked through taking a toffee apple as they walk past764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdj0T2CNwsU
“Watch your teeth braces with that apple Julie says Mrs. Standon.”764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR27x7Ne0SO
Into the crowd, they disappear.
Next, a group of girls approach. all wearing leather coats and acting like they owned the world 764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGljXgatrv5
“Hi girls toffee apples,” asks Mrs. Standon holding out the tray.764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVnQbLJVkc
The girls walk past looking at her as if she's an alien just one girl stops to take an apple764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKlhxlvANw5
“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.764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPhii5Nsen
“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.764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAqm5P3obD
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 girls764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdhnlQeWb5
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?”764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3VfSr722Y
“Of course Bertie help yourself, dear.”764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSFhv22g2T
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.”764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡci05t7MYYw
“OK dear,” she smiles “are you looking forward to your ride on the ghost train?”764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxNUeL2deJ
His Friend starts to laugh out loud “He's shitting himself.”764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUraFeW7vX
“No, I'm not,” Bertie defends himself.764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHkUMZyjkB
“Yes, you are your kakking your pants.”764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsC46cbnJWZ
“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.764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECHq6MCxIw
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.764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7bUmP5zP2
“Hello, John you made it then?”764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUrDlm66rm9
“You know me jenny wouldn't miss this night for the world”764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrG8Zu5IXmI
After a short pause, he says764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRRZ83pxlr
“So this is the year the ghost train rides? Doesn't seem like 20 years since we took that journey.”764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYu5CwOqn7
“Are the others here?”764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ML3rdQTIr
“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.764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvVE0DDI4k
“Does he remind you of anyone john?”764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwrrwSb27L
“He sure does jenny but I'm sure he won't be the same person after tonight.”764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6eKUOPAEAk
“Come on let's catch up with the others.”764Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHw1o7DsPO
Jenny links johns arm and off they head towards the ghost train.
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