Tuesday, 23 September 2025

In the Village of Pepperstock Green – Chapter (114) – Halloween Fright Night

October

 

On Halloween a small group of friends from Pepperstock Green, Maxine Hickey, Duane Frank, Jordan Downey, Jack Hibbert, Gemma Snow and Dorota Soporek planned to head to Sharpington-By-Sea for the Halloween Fright Night at the Sharpington Fun Park.

It was a popular destination even out of season, but Halloween always drew a great crowd for the illuminations, Fright Night and a Fireworks Display.

 

To get into the spirit of the evening they were all going in fancy dress, Gemma and Dorota lived in the same street, a couple of doors apart, and Jordan and Jack lived in neighbouring houses in the next street.

So, they left their respective homes and went to call for the boys because they had plans other than going to Sharpington.

Dorota was dressed as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and had a particular Vampire that she wanted to slay once she went in the back door at Jack’s.

 

Jack was wearing his Dracula outfit as he sat alone on the sofa watching TV when Dorota, in her skimpy skintight figure-hugging Buffy outfit, appeared in the doorway and said

“Trick or treat” and brandished a stake in one hand and a goody bag in the other.

“I definitely want a treat” he said

“That’s not how it works” she said “I’m supposed to get the treat”

“That’s what I had in mind” he said and leapt up and spun her around and deposited on the sofa and when she was laying on her back, he joined her there.

“If you try to bite my neck you blood sucking fiend, I will stab you with my plastic stake” she yelled

“Why would I want to bite your neck when I can kiss your gorgeous lips?” he said earnestly

“Ok I surrender” she exclaimed and discarded her sword and pulled his lips to hers.

 

Gemma meanwhile was dressed as a Witch, in a black cloak, pointy hat and black and white striped tights and planned on casting a spell on Jordan.

He had fallen asleep in front of the TV as he sat in his armchair in the lounge waiting to be called for and awoke suddenly to find Gemma standing in the doorway.

He wasn’t sure if what he was seeing was real or if he was dreaming, but if it was the latter it was a dream he never wanted to awake from, but he closed his eyes and when he opened them again she was still there, and he smiled as he watched her standing in the doorway dressed as sexy witch.

Her cloak was open, and she had a short black dress on beneath it, giving him a great view of her gorgeous striped legs, shaped by the fact she was wearing high-heeled ankle boots, and he thought she looked very sexy.

But then he chastised himself for thinking that way about his friend, as she suddenly brandished her wand and waved it with a flourish.

“Hello Gemma” he said nervously and in response she tucked her wand inside her belt and walked slowly and deliberately towards him without speaking and was enjoying the effect she was having on him, and that effect was quite profound and by the time she reached his chair he no longer looked at her as a friend.

She leant forward and put a hand on the arm rests, either side of him to support herself, and asked,

“Do I have your full attention now?”

“Oh yyyyes” he stammered

“It’s about time” she said and then she kissed him in a sloppy, wet, passionate way and he reciprocated in kind.

When she stopped a few minutes later she stood up, Jordan took hold of her hands and pulled her on to his lap and he kissed her some more.

 

After Gemma and Dorota had got their men, they waited for the Uber to arrive and when they set off the stopped briefly on the edge of the village to pick up a couple of Zombies, in the shape of Maxine and Duane.

 

Their first port of call when they arrived in Sharpington was the Pier and a visit to Bizzoni’s Ice Cream Parlour, which was a must, it just wasn’t possible to go to Sharpington and not sample their homemade ice creams, even in October, after that they went to the Sharpington Fun Park.

It was the first purpose-built amusement park to open in Britain, which had an assortment of rides, like the Rotor and the Wild Mouse, The Cyclone and the Morehouse Galloper all very tame compared to a 21st century roller coasters, but the park was still very popular.

 

They were not the only visitors to get into the spirit of the evening by wearing fancy dress, so there were plenty of Witches, Wizards, Vampires, Zombies, there were even a smattering of Vampire Slayers.

The first thing they did when they got to the Fun Park was to queue up for tokens.

Then the small group of friends joined the short queue for the Ghost Train, they were not surprised at the fact that it wasn’t very popular, it was a bit tame for the 21st century.

“Why are we going on this?” Maxine asked “it’s a bit lame”

“Don’t worry adrenalin girl” Dorota retorted “Well get to the big rides later, first things first”

“I’d rather do the Coaster” Jordan said, and Gemma punched his arm and said

“Later”

Gemma got in the first carriage and Maxine was about to sit next to her when Dorota got in ahead of her, Jordan and Jack quickly took the second, so she and Duane got the next one.

Maxine felt a bit awkward being in the same carriage as Duane, partly because Gemma had tricked her into dressing as a Zombie when Duane was also a Zombie, but mainly because she really fancied him, but she didn’t know what to do about it. 

“They weren’t very subtle, were they?” Duane said as they entered the darkness.

“What do you mean?” Maxine asked

“Making sure we were in the same carriage” he said

“Why would they want to do that?” she asked

“Because they know we like each other” Duane explained

“Do they, I mean do we?”

“Well, if we don’t, then I’ve made a terrible miscalculation” he said

“You have?”

“I thought you liked me as much as I like you, and you wouldn’t mind being alone in the dark with me as we trundle around the track, so that I could do this” he said and kissed her and the moment their lips touched she was in no hurry for them to part.

 

They were still kissing when the carriage emerged back at the starting point

“It worked then” Gemma exclaimed

“Good job” Dorota agreed and high fived her friend, while Jordan and Jack looked on blankly.

“Here” Gemma said to the operator as she handed him some tokens “That’s for those two”

“Are you sure they want to keep going?” the operator asked

“Oh yes” she retorted “Just prize them apart when the tokens run out”

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