Read the passage:

My mother and I were always close. She had to go away for a few days on business. She frequently traveled, but I always missed her. She always tried to cheer me up when she was leaving. She would give me a bouquet of sunflowers and tell me that ***I was her sunshine***. It always made me feel better. She always made sure that she would be home before the flowers wilted.

Select the sentence that reflects the meaning of the I was her sunshine metaphor as it is used in the passage. (15 points)
I make mom's life brighter.

I make mom's life darker.

I make sure mom easily leaves for work.

I make it hard for mom to leave for work.