We were late for the bus, so we had to act quickly.I grabbed the lunches from the fridge that I had packed last night.I tossed them into our backpacks.George tossed some dog food in the bowl for Jack andgrabbed two granola bars for our breakfast so we wouldn't have to make something to eat before we left.we did make it to the bus on time!

“Next,” signals that another action follows in the sequence of events: after realizing they were late, the narrator grabbed the lunches, and George got the dog food and granola bars. “In contrast” introduces a difference or opposition, but the actions here continue the same hurried effort to get ready.

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