D is the correct answer because all of the other punctuation is wrong
C
and something along the lines of "Later that night while he sat with his family to watch the news, Jerome got a text from Martin thanking him again for being there. Only then did Jerome realize that no one else had stopped by the entire afternoon despite the plethora of messages offering to help Martin and his dad."
Hope this is correct!
The answer is You're free to do what you're told.
