Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Smriti greeted me and asked me where I was working then.

A

Smriti said to me, “Hello! Where were you working then?”

B

Smriti said to me, “Hello! Where I was working then?”

C

Smriti said to me, “Hello! Where are you working now?”

D

Smriti said to me, “Hello! Where you are working now?”