“C’mon, knock it off!” he shouted, with a small smile, before pretending to tip my canoe over. And I won! He wasn’t so happy, but he couldn’t help but laugh when I showed him my muscles afterwards. I’d challenged him to a race from one side of the lake to the other. We were out on the lake that day, making funny faces at each other. I’d only just met Antonio, but I felt so alive with him. I’m reminded of this whenever I look back at my university trip to England one summer.

It’s amazing how small steps in time can lead to decisions that affect your whole life. The winning entry will be published in the next month’s edition of ‘The College Chronicle.’ The story should end with the following sentence: You have been asked to submit a story for your college magazine (180 words). Here’s an example question below, with a sample answer and some tips: If you’re taking the Cambridge English: First exam (also known as the First Certicate in English), you may need to write a story in the Writing paper. – from ‘Have a little faith in us’ by John Farnham

When love lifted us up, made us feel so free?

Short stories to write in exam