Definition: In this task, you will be given a short story. One sentence from the story is chosen. Consider the events that happen before that sentence, or are likely to have happened before it. Does any of them directly cause it, or simply make it possible? You should write your answer in the form " A >causes/enables> B". Try to use phrases and sentences from the story to compose your answer when possible.
Input: story: Manuel was a young boy in third grade. He was very close to his father because his mother was gone. That year his father got very sick and passed away. Manuel was very sad and had a hard time with it. He went to live with his sister until he turned 18.
 selected sentence: Manuel was very sad and had a hard time with it.

Manuel's father gets very sick and passes away >Causes/Enables> Manuel is very sad and has a hard time with it