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VIII // Youtube or Uni?

I walked into In N Out for a strawberry milkshake. They were one of the best milkshakes I have had in all of LA because a girl named Jane makes them with all her heart. I walk up to the counter greeted by the blonde hair lady. 

"Hello beautiful," She smiles. I was in Anaheim today due to me picking up the printing of my book. 

"Morning Jane, hows everything?" I asked. I give her the money for my shake and she places it in the register. She walks to the milkshake machine and I move out of the way for other people.

"Well work has promoted me but my girlfriend just full on cheated on me," She explains. I lean on the wall.

"Wait what the hell?! You have been dating for nearly four years?!" I state. She nods her head slowly and places a strawberry on the top of my lid.

"Exactly. Thought we would go till the end but clearly not. But anyway how is the youtube?" She asks. She hands me the milkshake and I eat the strawberry left on top of the lid.

"It is fine," I say.

"What are you going to do after Youtube?" She says leaning on the counter. I raise an eyebrow and look at her. "You know because you can't live off youtube all your life?"

I had never really thought about what else I could do. What do I do after youtube? I didn't think that through. "No idea Jane. Youtube is the only thing I am good at."

"I find that hard to believe. You said you loved science? And clearly stars. Why not Astronomy?" She suggests. I sip down on my strawberry milkshake and shrug. "Think about it."

"I shall. See you next week," I say. She waves and smiles, oh how bubbly she was. And wise clearly. She got my mind screaming. What in the world is after Youtube? Should I try university? Give youtube a stop and rethink.

I walk out of In N Out. It was raining so I popped open my clear umbrella with a silhouette of New York City skyline around the bottom. I begin walking towards my car to head home.

"Excuse me, ma'am," Someone says. I turn around and see an old couple freezing in the cold rain. "Do you know where the mall is? My daughter is working in Sephora and we need her help to get back to Disney Lan Resort," The old lady asked. She sounded southern and from nowhere near LA.

"Would you guys want me to drive you? I am heading that way," I explain The old lady looks at her husband shaking in the rain. He nods and she smiles.

They follow me towards my jeep. I unlock the car and they jump in the back. Out of the rain and cold. I put my umbrella down and shake it before placing it on the passenger seat.

"So how old are you darling," The lady asked, trying to start a conversation. I start the car up and indicate to turn out of my park. 

"Nineteen," I say. 

"And from Canada sounds like," She states. I laugh and nod my head. She stays silent for a while, long enough for me to turn on the radio. The radio crackles before finding the signal through the rain. 

"In other news youtube star, Logan Paul has officially been cut from youtube financially due to the video in Japan and the end of last year. We are all wondering, where does he go from here?" I turn the radio down. 

"Thank the lord. Youtube can't give the boy a career anyway," The lady explains. I sigh and run my hand through my hair. We come to a stop at a light. "Where do you work?" 

"I actually do youtube," I state. She doesn't answer, she stays silent. So silent I could hear the rain pound down on my roof. The lady leans forward, her head popping up beside me. She places a business card on my dashboard.