Elias has been best friends with Tomaso since elementary school. Since they began middle school, Tomaso has been spending more time with new friends while Elias is having a harder time adjusting to the new school. Tomaso promises to stop by and see Elias but never quite makes it. Still, every afternoon Elias waits for him. Which option best explains the denial that Elias is showing?

A. Elias keeps asking Tomaso to come over.


B. Elias’s expectations do not match his experience.


C. Elias fails to recognize the hostility in Tomaso’s behavior.


D. Elias is acting the way he did when the boys were younger.