So they were out all day , and when mom and Hagen got home around 3:30 , we discovered Cricket was gone . Needless to say , I FREAKED OUT . I thought he 'd gotten attacked by a nest of yellow jackets and had crawled up under the porch and was hurt , but I had to leave at 4:30 to go to work .
According to the above context, choose the best option to answer the following question.
Question: What may be the reason for going to work instead of looking for animal ?
Options:
- They hoped the animal ran away .
 - They needed the money .
 - They did n't care much for the animal .
 - None of the above choices .


They needed the money .