Read the excerpt from the Newsela article "Mistaken Text Leads to Fundraiser." It began: "So. I was texted by a wrong number. I decided to mess with them, now I'm obligated to them."

How does the paragraph fit into the overall structure of the text?

It explains why Clayten decided to joke with the Jakeman family.

It explains what causes Clayten to decide to help the Jakeman family.

It describes how the text is a problem for Clayton

It compares Clayten's feelings before and after receiving the text.

I think that it explains why he decided to help

B

Explanation:

*let me know if wrong*

his tongue, i believe, was bloody and hanging out of his mouth.

he looked as if he were hungry.

he has several wolf-like qualities; a gray coat, sharp claws and yellow fangs.

those eyes made me feel, dear reader, like the end was near.

as i reached for a stick, he moved to the other side of the hill.

panting and hungry, he looked at me, a defenseless human and he snarled.

well i said my prayers, however, he simply turned and limped off.