question: What did the bullies do after James stood up to them?
story: Two best friends lived in a small town. They grew up together and did everything\newlinetogether. One boy was named James, and he was a cute, fat kid who was always picked\newlineon. And then the other boy was named Alex, and he was handsome and cool. They were\newlineopposites, but they didn't care. Alex would always protect James from the bullies because\newlineJames was weak.\newline\newlineOne day, James was being teased by the bullies, Gordon and Johnny, but Alex wasn't there\newlineto save him. James didn't know what to do and was scared. But then he remembered all of\newlinethe times Alex stood up for him. James looked up to Alex and he thought of him as his\newlinehero. James wanted to protect himself and not have Alex always come to help. So this time,\newlineJames got up and was brave. He stood up to Gordon and Johnny and told them that he wasn't\newlinescared. The bullies didn't know what to do and then gave up. They went away to look for\newlinemore fun things to do. Alex saw the whole thing and was proud of James for being brave.\newline\newlineNow James and Alex protect each other and stand up for each other. They still are the best\newlineof friends.
answer_options.A: They wanted to be heroes. They were protecting themselves.
answer_options.B: The bullies didn't know what to do and gave up. They went away to look for more fun things.
answer_options.C: They were scared. They stood up for each other.
answer_options.D: They were weak. They remembered all the times they were being protected.