Apparently Cynthia has been battling the flu and a fever and today it just kind of got the better of her . I ' m sorry she scared you . I do n't think she even knew what she was saying at the time . " " Oh Mr. Lockhaven , is she OK ? I mean , that was really awful .
According to the above context, choose the best option to answer the following question.
Question: Why might Cynthia have been speaking nonsensically ?
Options:
- She was in the hospital .
 - She had a mental illness .
 - she was dehydrated .
 - She did n't care for the writer .


she was dehydrated .