So they were out all day , and when mom and Hagen got home around 3:30 , we discovered Cricket was gone . Needless to say , I FREAKED OUT . I thought he 'd gotten attacked by a nest of yellow jackets and had crawled up under the porch and was hurt , but I had to leave at 4:30 to go to work .

Pick from:
[a]. They hoped the animal ran away .;
[b]. They needed the money .;
[c]. They did n't care much for the animal .;
[d]. None of the above choices .;
Answer the following question: What may be the reason for going to work instead of looking for animal ?
[b].