Which sentence from the passage could be used to support the idea that Ellen has done this before? A. "This is the last time I am going to let her hurt my feelings." B. "What if she thought it was best for everyone involved to just kill two birds with one stone?" C. "If she thought she did what was best for everyone, she thought wrong." D. "Amanda, what if Ellen wasn't being inconsiderate on purpose?"

Constructed response paragraph: in the short story, the author describes her life during her “day away” but provides few details about her “normal” life. using information from the text, write a short story that describes events that precede the story above. as you detail the author’s daily routine before her “day away,” be sure your narrative establishes the story’s setting, first-person point of view, and primary conflict.