I smiled. ‘So where are we going for this pizza, then?’ Stunned, Ethan stopped walking and turned to look at me. ‘You still want to go out with me?’ ‘Course I do. I’m starving.’ The sigh of relief that came from Ethan made me giggle.
‘D’you know something?’ Ethan looked around. ‘I never noticed it before, but everything around me is so … so …’
He shut up then. I raised my hand to touch his radiating cheek.
‘I could fry an egg on your face,’ I grinned. ‘A couple of rashers of bacon too.’ ‘Shut up!’ said Ethan.
I burst out laughing. ‘Come on,’ I said. ‘Let’s go and watch my brother come last in the four-by-one- hundred relay.’
And we walked over the bridge together to join the others.
1. Identify two moments of tension in this story. 2. Did you enjoy the ending of this story? Explain your answer.
GUIDE TO Writing the Ending
Once a story arrives at its climax, the action usually lessens and the story moves towards a conclusion. If there has been a major complication or confl ict, it is usually resolved.
Resolutions are a crucial factor as to whether or not a reader enjoys a story. Readers invest their emotions in a story and usually care for the protagonist. A weak ending will
