Read the following context and choose the best option to answer the question.
Context: I was so excited that I might have gushed a little more than necessary , but oh well . Maybe she 'll get excited and apply . In other news , my mom called and said that John finally mailed my textbooks back to me . I only had to wait three months .
Question: What may be the reason John mailed the textbooks back to me ?
Options: 
- I loaned them to him a long time ago and he is just now returning them .
 - He kept forgetting to apply to college so he sent them back .
 - He got made at me for gushing too much and kept them for three months .
 - I purchased them from John and he was mailing them to me .


I loaned them to him a long time ago and he is just now returning them .