Well, removing the 'close friends only' on story isn't too hard. Just go into the app, find your story, click on the settings icon. Among the settings, there'll be an option for who can view it. Change it from 'close friends only' to something like 'public' or 'all friends'.
You can usually find the settings option within the story feature. Look for something like 'privacy settings' or 'visibility options' and then select the option to make it visible to all or remove the 'close friends only' restriction.