Select the sentence that would best appear in the beginning of a narrative.

i got so distracted playing video games that i did not have time to do my homework or study for tests.
after a long conversation with my father, i learned to take my responsibilities more seriously.
i told my father everything was fine at school, but he said that my teacher called to tell him that i was failing math.
one day i came home from school and was shocked to find my father looking angry and disappointed