Hello any spongebob fans?

Read this sentence. although the idea was foreign to me, i still thought i would give it a try.

Which must mean almost the same as believed?

He ran. thinking back now, he wasn't sure why he ran. maybe he was in a hurry to bring the shoes to his father, or maybe he was trying to run away from his miserable and humiliating day at school. —holes, louis sachar which text detail shows a flashback is happening?