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: The Fire. Sentence 1: Before leaving school, I checked my phone and noticed 5 missed calls. Sentence 2: They were all from my mom, so I gave her a call back. Sentence 3: She was crying when she answered and told me to get home. Sentence 4: I felt a huge amount of dread as I biked home. Choices: a. She had not cried at all! b. When I got home, I saw that it was a smoldering pile of ash.
A:
b