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: Jesse had social phobia. Middle 1: Jesse didn't go to a therapist to work on this. Middle 2: Jesse went to a therapist to work on this. Ending: He isn't afraid of what people think of him anymore.
2

Beginning: Jaden was doing a lecture at an university about mirrors. Middle 1: Jaden met a fellow student. Middle 2: Jaden didn't meet any fellow students. Ending: The two ended up friends.
1

Beginning: Matt was goofing around in his living room. Middle 1: He knocked over a lamp and caught it. Middle 2: He knocked over a lamp and broke it. Ending: From then on, he had to be more careful.
2