Task: Text Completion
Input (English): [header] How to tell your best friend you are sorry [title] Apologize sooner rather than later. [step] If you wait too long, your opportunity to help mend things will pass. That is, your friend may get angrier the longer you wait to apologize. <sep> (A) It's hard to swallow your pride, but it's important to put your relationship first. That means apologizing as soon as you can. (B) However, delaying your apology is more likely to prolong a heated friendship. In this case, it's better to wait a few days. (C) Wait until you are both calm and collected before you attempt to apologize, however. [substeps] Avoid making the mistake of apologizing to your best friend when you are not sure if your friend will react in the way you expected. (D) [substeps] One example of making your friend angry is to always apologize after breaking a bad rule. But things do not always have to be so bad.
Output (English): A