The talent competition

Your English teacher has asked you to write a story. Your story must begin with this sentence.
It was my turn to go on stage to perform in the talent competition.
Write your story.

Sample answer

It was my turn to go on stage to perform in the talent competition. As I smiled at the three judges, I secretly felt like running off the stage! Instead, I got out my guitar and began singing the song I'd practised hundreds of times and soon I forgot that anyone was listening to me. Once I'd finished singing, then the longest ten seconds of my life took place while the judges quietly discussed something. Finally, one of the judges asked me who wrote the song. When I told them that it was me who wrote it, they all smiled and began clapping!

Comment

The story narrates a sequence of events that are all related to a performance in a talent competition. The style is engaging and there is a good coverage of past narrative tenses, as well as a wide vocabulary, suited to the topic. This is a great attempt within the required word length (104 words).