Sentence 1: Jim's father was never around. 
 Sentence 3: One day, he was told that his father was very sick 
 Sentence 4:  Knowing his father was on his deathbed, he decided to make peace 
 Sentence 5:  He saw and talked to his father one day before he died 
 Option 1: He was very close to his mom instead. 
 Option 2: He was very close to him anyways.