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: Charles' life was considered a wreck. Middle 1: People pointed and laughed at his failures. Then he was killed in a hit and run. Middle 2: People pointed and laughed at his failures. Then he was born in a hit and run. Ending: But it was hard to laugh while the police were towing his car.
1