Cadenbury Town Does Halloween (Cadenbury Town #7)

Chapter 39

CHAPTER 39

I t looks like we’re flying through hyperspace. Judging by the cheers from Xander and Enoch they are living out their Star Wars dream.

Spaceships fly all around them. Suddenly the spaceships turn and start firing on the carts, just as the shots looked like they would hit, they exploded and covered everyone in flowers.

“So that’s new,” Elliot said laughing.

I pick up a handful of flowers and throw them over Adhan. “Flower power,” I say grinning at him.

Adhan laughs and shakes his head at me.

We fly through the next door and now we’re back on the tracks, heading downwards towards the mouth of a giant snake.

The insides make me laugh, there seems to be a disco going on in here. There is strobe lighting, dancing skeletons and monsters. We get halfway through, and our cart starts spinning this way and that in time with the music. I start seat dancing, Adhan joining in.

I look at him and grin. “Our first dance.”

He takes my hand and kisses the back. “It won’t be the last.”

I glance behind and see Emily and Elliot’s seat dancing as well.

The cart stops dancing, and we carry on going down and through the next door.

I hear a yelp from the cart in front. I look and yeah I would have yelped as well.

This looks like a Victorian school with ghost children, except these children don’t have eyes, just black holes. They keep running up to the carts and shouting, ‘Boo’.

“Because that’s not creepy or anything,” Adhan says.

“Yeah, these children get everyone,” Elliot says. “Now, we’ve saved the best room till last.”

I turn and grin at Elliot. “I can’t wait.”

I turn back around as we travel through to the next section. I gasp as we come through the door. “Now this is creepy and eww,” I say.

This section is like Dr Frankenstein’s laboratory. There are pieces of people here and there, in jars and on a table, with a shelf of heads. A mad scientist standing over a table, sewing parts onto the body lying on the table.

Thankfully there seems to be glass between us and this exhibit.

I’m not the only one who jumps when blood squirts out and hits the glass. And the heads let out screams of terror.

I watch in morbid fascination as the hands that are scattered around start moving and rushing the scientist.

The cart leaves the tunnel before we can see how that ends.

The cart goes through the final door and we come out into the open air and the entrance/exit point.

I stand up and look at Elliot, smiling. “That was awesome.”

“It really was, Elliot,” Emily says.

We climb off the cart.

“That was fun. I’m glad I rode it with you.”

Ebby and his family join us, as do Temp and Ben, Justice and Alfred.

“Thank you for the added elements,” Elliot says to us. “Some of which I will be keeping.”

“It was fun,” Temp says. “I hope you’re coming back next October.”

Elliot smiled and nodded. “I wouldn’t miss it.”

“Thanks,” Adhan says. “Also, if you ever want to come and stay for a rest or to play with magic with the others, know you’re always welcome.”

“Thank you. I might even take you up on that offer,” Elliot says. “Now unless I’m mistaken it’s nearly time for you to announce the winners of the pumpkin carving.”

Adhan checks the time on his phone. “It is, we’ll catch up with you later.”

“If you’re still around on the 5 th the town is having a bonfire and fireworks party,” I tell Elliot. “You’re all welcome. I’ll be at the manor holding a non-firework event.”

“Thanks, some of us might stick around for that. Now I must be getting on.”

“And us,” Adhan says, taking my hand.

“See you later,” I say to Elliot as we turn to leave.

“That was so much fun,” Enoch says grinning at me. “I don’t think there was one bit I didn’t like.”

“I could have done without the singing cherubs,” Justice says. “That song is just wrong.”

“At least you didn’t have the Baby Shark song,” Adhan says.

By this time, we have reached the pumpkin carving station. All the pumpkins are on display, in different age groups. The area is crowded with children eager to see if they have won, and parents wondering how they can console their children if they didn’t win.

“How will you choose the winners?” I ask him.

“I already did,” he tells me.

“And that’s why you’re good at all this. Go do your thing.”

He drops a kiss on my head and walks to the front.

I see my parents come and stand next to me, Pa is carrying Connie and Nora is stood at their side.

I pluck Connie out of his arms and hug her to me before turning her around so she can see what’s going on.

I see Enoch and Xander come over and join us with Enoch leaning against Pa. Pa smiles down at him and puts his arm around his shoulders.

Adhan announces the winners and everyone claps, the winners getting a bag of sweets, and then all the children collect their pumpkins. Everyone walks away happily, even the children that didn’t win.

Jude comes over to take his daughter back. Ma, Pa and the boys walk off somewhere and Adhan walks over to me, pulling me into his arms.

“This has been an amazing Halloween event,” I tell him. “Dark magic aside.”

“It has,” Adhan agrees. “I can’t wait to see how your show goes.”

“Me either. Whatever happens with it, it will be fun,” I say.

Fun and over the top and if it’s anything like this Halloween Farm, an event to remember. I mean this wouldn’t be Cadenbury if something strange didn’t happen.

The End.