Answer:
C.
Explanation:
He expresses his care, in promising to take care of Paul's bullies tomorrow.
This means he, in this situation specifically, is close to Paul; however, if this excerpt is reflecting on an event from the past, and things have changed since this situation the answer is D.
I believe it's
B. Were swimming
The topic sentence of the following paragraph would be A. Chess is a challenging game that can be a lot of fun once someone learns to play.
