In this task, you're given the title and three arbitrary sentences out of a five-sentence story. You are also given three additional sentence options, a, b, and c, that may or may not belong to the story. Your job is to pick the two options that seamlessly connect with the rest of the story; note that the selected choices may fit into the story at any point. Indicate your selected choices in order, i.e., as 'ab'/'bc'/'ac' and not as 'ba'/'ca'/'cb'. If options are equally plausible, pick the ones that make more sense.

Title: Yet she wanted to have her ears pierced. She asked her friend to accompany her to the boutique. When the employee pierced her ear, she shrieked. Choices: a. And her friend's hand was completely numb with pain. b. After eating it, Melissa decided that spinach tasted fine. c. Juniper was very afraid of pain.
ac

Title: Rick and Pat went on a road trip for a month. They used to be good friends but they ended up bickering every day. When Pat wanted to rest, Rick wanted to explore. Choices: a. And they could never find a compromise for anything. b. When they went back home, their friendship ended. c. They let us keep it for free and delivered a new one.
ab

Title: Jojo really liked how fish look. The pond worked great during spring and summer. Jojo was sad about his frozen fish. Choices: a. He was busy the entire time. b. When winter came the pond froze over. c. He decided to try building a fish pond.
bc