Q: In this task, you're given the title of a five-sentence story, the first four sentences, and two options for the fifth sentence as a and b. Your job is to pick the sentence option that seamlessly connects with the rest of the story, indicating your choice as 'a' or 'b'. If both sentences are plausible, pick the one that makes more sense.
Title: Desperate. Sentence 1: Lina loved to be around people. Sentence 2: She felt so lonely and helpless by herself. Sentence 3: She was invited to a party but her parents told her no. Sentence 4: She was terribly desperate to go and join her friends. Choices: a. They hung out together and she made a new friend. b. She decided to do it and was aptly punished by her parents.
A:
b