Read the passage. Rusty climbed the worn rungs of the ladder up to the hayloft in the old barn.

Which sentence could appear after this one and create an uplifting feeling with the words and phrases it contains?

The banging of the open hayloft door clattering against the barn wall and the dark clouds beyond made Rusty want to hurry.

Rays of sunlight shone through gaps in the roof as the scent of fresh-cut grass filtered in on a breeze.

The smell of the aged leather saddles on the floor brought Rusty back to the good times he and his brother had riding horses.

In a corner of the loft, a gray tabby cat licking its paw sat up and stared at Rusty when he whistled to it.