In this task, you will be shown a short story with a beginning, two potential middles, and an ending. Your job is to choose the middle statement that makes the story coherent / plausible by writing "1" or "2" in the output. If both sentences are plausible, pick the one that makes most sense.

Beginning: Kate wanted to contribute to the school's literary journal. Middle 1: Kate decided to tell a story about her party. Middle 2: kate decided to tell a story about the president. Ending: She was also rejected from contributing in this way.
2