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: Pumpkin Smashing. Sentence 1: Every Halloween my mother would carve an elaborate jack o' lantern. Sentence 2: One Halloween a couple of kids smashed the jack o' lantern. Sentence 3: My mother had seen the kids do it and chased them down the street. Sentence 4: She caught one of the kids and the kid was scared and began to cry. Choices: a. She then smiled and told him to go home. b. My son took a photo of all the equipment and posted it on FB.
a