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: Painting. Sentence 1: Laurie was painting her house. Sentence 2: She worked every morning and afternoon on the painting. Sentence 3: She knew a realtor was coming to view her work in only a week's time. Sentence 4: Laurie began to realize that she would not finish in time. Choices: a. Laurie had to hire a professional painter to finish the job. b. Clark was amazed at the experience.
a