Sentence 1: John had his high school reunion coming up in six months. 
 Sentence 3: John wanted to lose some weight prior to the reunion, to look good 
 Sentence 4:  He dieted and worked out faithfully 
 Sentence 5:  John looked fantastic at the reunion, turning quite a few heads 
 Option 1: John had no interest in going to the reunion so he didn't go. 
 Option 2: John hadn't seen these people in five years.