[Q]: How does the sentence end?

As he walked through the open door, he immediately saw the cake on the counter but not the puddle on the floor, because the 
OPTIONS:
- puddle was obvious.
- cake was obvious.

[A]: cake was obvious.
QUES: Continue writing.

The library kept an enormous collection of novels but not comics because the 

OPTIONS:
- novels were dull.
- comics were dull.
+++++++++
ANS: comics were dull.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

The herbs were sprouting better than the vegetables were growing in the garden because the 
OPTIONS:
- herbs had been fertilized.
- vegetables had been fertilized.
Answer: herbs had been fertilized.
sentence: The brown leather glove was loose on her hand because the  OPTIONS:
- glove was too big.
- hand was too big.
complete: glove was too big.
Laura took a lot more damage in the fight than Maria, because 
OPTIONS:
- Laura was a more skilled fighter.
- Maria was a more skilled fighter.
Maria was a more skilled fighter.
Problem: Continue the following story.

Knowing that Brian was in an abusive relationship, Joel offered a place to stay, because 
OPTIONS:
- Brian was being abused.
- Joel was being abused.
Here's how I want to continue it:
Brian was being abused.