His old flask was strapped onto his belt , because he was worried that the contents would leak onto his clothes . But the hunt for a replacement receptacle was not why he was really out there . He was escaping the night , and the emptiness of his flat .
According to the above context, choose the best option to answer the following question.
Question: Why was he   escaping the night , and the emptiness of his flat ?
Options:
A. He did n't want to be alone
B. He was scared of ghosts inside the flat
C. He had to get out because there was a criminal menacing him .
D. He escaped a sort of actual " black hole " .


A