u/Candid_Interest6025

I love doing writing on my free time but recently I have an assignment which (as the title says) I have to choose out of four prompts and write an allegorical short story, and while I have written allegorical and symbolic stories i’ve never just winged writing without a plan for YEARS😭 I was wondering how I could prepare for this upcoming assignment and ace it, as this is my first time writing without knowing a prompt or idea in mind. Also, how do I try and keep my story concise as i have to do it in under an hour, since i’m used to writing books and fleshing out characters and stories over time idek how i’ll make a decent and appealing story in under about 5 pages.