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Meh . Then upon arguing further with my mother she told me , apparently in all seriousness , that with an attitude like that we could n't stay together and I would have to leave anyway next week , to hell with the benefit . I stormed off to Cambridge feeling very upset .

Why would the narrator be upset going to Cambridge ?
Answer:
They are amid a fight .

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I ' m not a monster , if that is what you all think . I did not take a perverse pleasure at firing a weapon at a man . All I can think about is who he was .

Why is the narrator rationalizing firing a weapon ?
Answer:
They likely guilt over the ambush .

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But yeah around 7 we went down to one of the local fishing markets and got our license , only me cynthia and cynthia 's dad got our licenses because we did n't know you need your Social Security number to obtain a license , so only the 3 of us could legally clam . Lame i know . after obtaining our licenses we headed out to CLAM !

Why did the narrator need to get a license ?
Answer:
They wanted to angle .

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Even more unhappiness followed when I did what most people do - forget about the gift card most of the time , because it 's a hassle to track the amount left on the card . So imagine my joy when I tried to take the family to the movies with the card , and found out the card had expired . Yes , there are nearly 40 dollars left on that card I ca n't get out .

What happened after the card expired ?
Answer:
I had to pay for the movie