Read the following context and choose the best option to answer the question.
Context: 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 .
Question: Why was he   escaping the night , and the emptiness of his flat ?
Options: 
- He escaped a sort of actual " black hole " .
 - He had to get out because there was a criminal menacing him .
 - He was scared of ghosts inside the flat
 - He did n't want to sit alone in his flat .


He did n't want to sit alone in his flat .