Which is more pleasant?
1) As I was running late walking my child to the bus stop for school, I saw the school bus already near the bus stop.  We were too late and missed the school bus so I had to drive her to school. 
2) As I was running late walking my child to the bus stop for school, I saw the school bus already near the bus stop.  My daughter ended up missing the bus and my spouse had our only car so she ended up just staying home from school that day.  A: 1