Answer:
D. because (context clues)(process of illumination) let go back to "5th grade" ... first of all there was no witnesses mentioned in the scenario second were do they come off talking about a bill nothing was mentioned about a bill thirdly they said the dog 'broke Loose' so if it was intentional them he would have been at her door step. so that's why its D. and plus she was "traumatize" so that leads into fear and fear leads into staying away. and to be honest shes a idiot for not addressing the situation around the same month, if she was so traumatize by what happened.