TASK DEFINITION: Given a premise, an initial context, an original ending, and a new ending, the task is to generate the counterfactual context that is aligned with the new ending. Each instance consists of a five-sentence story. The premise is the first sentence of a story, and the second sentence, which is the initial context, provides more information about the story's context. The original ending is the last three sentences of the story. Also, you are given a new ending that can provide the new story with the same premise. You should write a counterfactual context to explain the small differences between the original and new endings. More specifically, a story context contains the general plot of the story. And a counterfactual context is a slight modification to the initial context. To sum up, you should write the second sentence of a story based on the premise(first sentence) and the new ending(last three sentences) of the story.
PROBLEM: Premise: Bill's older brother told him he'd never get a date.
Initial Context: He spent too much time playing video games.
Original Ending: One day he was at the video game store. A pretty girl came up beside him, asking his advice on a game. They hit it off so he asked her out and she said yes.
New ending: One day he was at the board game store. A pretty girl came up beside him, asking his advice on a game. They hit it off so he asked her out and she said yes.

SOLUTION: He spent too much time playing board games.

PROBLEM: Premise: Andrew has been to many Lakers games.
Initial Context: But he has never been to one during the playoffs.
Original Ending: That is about to change because he was invited by his friend to one. Andrew was excited and was waiting for his friend to pick him up. His friend picked him up and they drove to watch the Lakers.
New ending: That is about to change because he was invited by his friend to one. Andrew was not enthusiastic and was waiting for his friend to pick him up. His friend picked him up and they drove to watch the Lakers.

SOLUTION: They were losing so much now, he stopped caring about going to the games.

PROBLEM: Premise: Barry was terrified to get on a plane.
Initial Context: Therefore, if Barry had to travel, it would be by bus or boat.
Original Ending: However, Barry was scheduled to go to Germany and had to take a plane. Barry decided it was time to face his fear of airplanes. Barry was very anxious and nervous for his upcoming plane ride.
New ending: However, the next year Barry was again scheduled to go to Germany and had to take a plane. Barry decided it was time to face his fear of airplanes. Barry was very anxious and nervous for his upcoming plane ride.

SOLUTION:
He took a boat to get to Germany.