Sentence 1: Eric was in high school. 
 Sentence 3: One day, he was walking along the beach and noticed seashells 
 Sentence 4:  He gathered as many of them as he could and painted them 
 Sentence 5:  And every weekend, he sold the seashells that he painted 
 Option 1: And he had a hard time finding a job for someone his age. 
 Option 2: And he had an easy time getting a job.