In this task, you will be given a short story. One sentence from the story is chosen. Consider the events that happen before that sentence, or are likely to have happened before it. Does any of them directly cause it, or simply make it possible? You should write your answer in the form " A >causes/enables> B". Try to use phrases and sentences from the story to compose your answer when possible.

story: Ivy wanted to date Jason, but her parents said no. They thought he was a bad guy. Then Ivy set up a meeting between her parents and Jason. They decided that Jason was charming and polite and after all. They told Ivy that she was allowed to date him after all!
selected sentence: They told Ivy that she was allowed to date him after all!
Ivy's parents decided that Jason was charming and polite >Causes/Enables> Ivy's parents told Ivy that she was allowed to date him after all

story: She had finally broken it off with John. He'd been controlling and sometimes violent. She heard the sirens before the cop car pulled up. They'd found her ex-boyfriend with a pair of binoculars in a tree. He said he'd only been watching birds.
selected sentence: He said he'd only been watching birds.
John decides to say >Causes/Enables> John says

story: Alex was out for a drive. All of a sudden it started hailing. She was in the middle of nowhere. She drove as fast as she could to find cover. Luckily, the hail did not do much damage.
selected sentence: Luckily, the hail did not do much damage.
Hail falls >Causes/Enables> The hail doesn't do much damage