IN: But the bike did not have a rear reflector . I had gone to Target and Wal - Mart to find a reflector for it today . Neither store had a basic reflector . Both sold $ 8 + lights , but no $ 2 reflector .
Why is the narrator in the market for a reflector ?

OUT: The narrator wants to bike in the dark .

IN: Pissed off at everything and eveyone . It 's makes me feel ashamed . But then it 's so funny , to find myself in this kind of situation .
What might be true about my mental state .

OUT: I tend to have some erratic emotions .

IN: He ca n't tell Jude the truth because the truth is too much for even an adult to handle . The truth is enough to sting at an adult 's heart and bring tears to a grown man or woman 's eyes . The truth causes disgust to well up in his stomach and a fair amount of shame to release itself into his bloodstream .
Why ca n't the narrator tell Jude the truth ?

OUT:
Because they are ashamed .