To be a Straw Hat

By ShutEyeShares

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A young woman graduated from college and has no idea what to do with the rest of her life. No one will hire a... More

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Prologue
1) After Graduation
2) Grab a Laptop and Gather Round
3) Craigslist: Extras Wanted
4) If Only I was a Straw Hat
5) There's Not Much Else to Say
6) No Response
7) Old Expectations, Make Way For the New
8) An Internship?
9) Interning at a Start-up
10) All They Think About
11) It's Time to Make Some Money
12) A Producer (Miss P)'s Assistant
13) How they Put the "Up and Coming" Down
14) Not Where She's Meant to Be
15) Halloween: There Are Some Things We Can't Explain
16) Start-up: A Sad Goodbye
17) What Spiky Wants
18) The First Step
19) A Cold Critique
20) Please God, Please
21) Going to the Gym
22) I Can Do This
23) Another One for the Records!
24) The Nantucket Festival Schedule
25) Before the Big Day
26) The Most Important Brunch in Spiky's Life
27) One Step at a Time
28) Why did Spiky go to School?
29) I Feel Stuck
30) Glad to Be Moving
31) It's Taking Longer Than Expected
32) Growing up in America
33) What Could This Mean?
34) He Believes in Spiky
35) The Production Package
36) On the Other Side
37) It's Not Always Fun
38) I Need More Space
39) A Letter to Myself
40) Things Really Do Take Time
41) Spiky's Gut Takes Her on a Trip
42) Enjoying The Last of It
44) Open House
45) The 2019 Marathon
46) One of Two Lessons
47) Lesson Number Two
48) Together For Christmas
49) It's Not Over
50) She Makes A Kickstarter
51) Waiting For Festivals
52) The Inner Stress Of Success
53) Memories
54) After All this Work Is It Good?
55) It Did Not Sell
56) Stories Coming to Life
57) When Something Ends, Something Else Begins
58) Can She Move Ahead?
59) Meeting Echo
60) Patience with Echo
61) Long Time No $ee
62) On a cold November day
63) An American Road Trip
64) Falling for a Dollar
65) Reaching Land
66) Finding Another Way
67) We need to Interview them Again
68) Posting on Youtube
69) A Possible Business Partner
70) Done With Dating Apps
71) Going Down A Rabbit Hole
72) An October Hike Alone

43) Are They Actually Adults Yet?

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Rather than relying on a friend,

Spiky hires someone online.

Hopefully they are a good find.


Red invites Spiky to a wedding.

Her friend from their high school

Is tying the knot.

Are they really at that age already?


Red helps Spiky

With her hair of raw spaghetti.

Spiky can't remember

The last time she looked girly.

She is excited, purely.


They make it just in time.

The groom comes out like a superstar.

He hasn't changed at all so far.


Spiky can't help but think,

"He's a kid! Why is this happening?"

Time is passing in a blink.


The bride comes out,

The groom tries to keep it together.

They picked a good day

With nice weather.


They say their vows at the altar.

The groom speaks nothing but of her.

It is her turn. She says

How much he cares for her,

And how happy he makes her.


Spiky couldn't help but catch

The bride's batch of words.

Not once did she say anything about him.


It was all what he did for her.

Other than that,

She seemed like a nice girl...woman?

Everyone cheers for their first kiss

As a married couple.

"Let's get some food," says Spiky.

Red get's up and chuckles.


It's weird.

There are a few other kids from high school.

The old students sit around at the table.

Many have gained some extra cushion.

Spiky has to move her chair in

because people behind her kept push'n.


"You look exactly the same!" Says Dame.

"Are you an alien?" He looks serious.

Spiky laughs it off as if oblivious.

She was secretly hoping

She got prettier...but oh well.


They all chat and catch up.

Everyone is still with their parents.

Which is sad and comforting at the same time.

All in all everyone is doing fine.


It's been a while since Spiky

Has had the chance to get up

And dance.

Red and Spiky move to the beat.

Some songs pass.

Everyone now has to go back to their seats.


It is time for the groom and bride

To dance with their parents.

Spiky's eyes are on the groom and his mom.

They had tears in their eyes during the soft song.

Spiky starts to tear up as well.

This kid is an adult now.

Wow,

"I can't imagine what his mom is feeling."


Spiky was really happy for the groom,

To find his wife.


Reflecting on life,

Spiky feels behind.

Behind in her love life,

Behind in her independence,

Behind in achieving something.

Anything.


Finishing the film,

Finishing the tiny home

Are nothing but a must.



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