"Dad, it is just too hot to work in the garden." Dave grumbled as he hoed grass beside his father. He continued, "We could get a hot stroke from the sun."
Well the answer to me would be <span>pessimistic because by her not trying out it really made the whole story just gloomy and sad...</span>
The subject of the sentence is Jessica. She is the one acting on the verb and what the word "she" is referring to.