Big scoop

"Well this new statue is going to be a proud representative of our hometown's rich history", Catherine reports on. "And we're off", the cameraman exclaims to her. "How was that", she asks him. "It was good. You did good Cath", he tells her. "Okay. Let's pack up and head back", she announces to the news crew.

TK and I soon land in an empty space of the car park of the mall. As we jump out the security guard comes running up to me screaming, "what the hell". I hand him a hundred dollar bill and tell him, "yeah, yeah, I know". TK and I head to the entrance of the mall. "You've been on your phone ever since we left the valley. Who are you even texting", I ask TK after noticing that he's still texting someone on his phone. "I'm just messaging a few people for the big reveal, that's all", he tells me. "In fact, I need to stay out here for a bit. I'll meet you inside in a few minutes", TK exclaims while trailing behind.

"Alright", I exclaim. "You can do this K", he encourages me.

I walk into the mall and catch Catherine just before she leaves. "Catherine", I yell out from a distance. She turns around and exclaims, "K! You're back? What are you even doing here".

I run up to her.

In my shortness of breath I tell her, "you were right". She looks at me with a confused face and asks, "right about what". "Me! That I'm an asshole", I tell her while still trying to catch my breath. "So what, you came all this way to tell me that", she exclaims with an annoyed tone. I take a deep breath in and tell her, "wait now. Let me finish".

After catching my breath I start to talk clearly. "Yes, I'm an asshole and the biggest one of them all if I'm being honest. But when you're an asshole you tend to notice all the shit you've been through. And I've been through a lot. From being sucker punched, slapped across the face, to falling asleep in not the best of times, and having one bad trip. But out of all of that there was still one thing I couldn't get out of my mind, and it was you.

So this is me, this is me committing to us all the way. Cause I really, really, really, really need you Catherine", I tell her.

She looks at me with an uninterested face and exclaims, "that was so corny and cliché". She asks in a sarcastic tone, "so what's next, you're going to tell me that you love me and all that movie romance setup".

I look at her and smirk. "Nah! That's way to cliché. I got something way better for you", I tell her.

I walk to an empty table near a restaurant, and stand on top of it. The owner yells, "what are you doing". I had him two hundred dollar bills and tell him, "this is all the cash I have, the rest is in my card, so chill". I turn to everyone in the mall and announce, "Hey everyone, can I get your attention". Everyone in the mall starts looking at me,and a few take out their phones to record me.

I point at Catherine and say to the crowd, "this beautiful lady over here kept telling me that there's a big scoop here, and she  can feel it in her gut. And she was so convinced that it was really close". I clap my hands and exclaim, "well she wasn't wrong.  There is a big scoop here".

The crowd starts looking at each other and turns back to me.

"So if you guys watch the news, or at least follow the hot stories out there, you'd know there's a big story about who The Ghost of the Music Industry is. Well I'm here to tell you who exactly that person is, and this beautiful woman called Catherine is the one to give the world the breaking story".

I look down clearing my throat, and look back at the crowd and announce, "I'm The Ghost of the Music Industry".

The mall falls silent for a few seconds. The crowd starts whispering to each other. One of the people yells out, "You're just looking for clout. I don't believe you".  "Well I believe him", someone says from the crowd. I look around to see who it is. The kid from the music festival I beat in the freestyle walks up saying, "yeah I definitely believe him. I mean he not only bodied me in a freestyle, but he also said I beat myself  more than I beat my D".

"I believe him", TK yells out appearing out of the crowd. "I believe him too", my mom says while walking out of the crowd with my dad. "I brought his mom, and if she says she believes him you know it's true", TK announces to the crowd. My mom nudges my dad and he exclaims, "yeah me too".

I look at them all and smile.

I jump off the table and walk to Catherine. The crowd starts taking pictures of me, all exclaiming, "it's him. It's really him".

"What are you doing K", Catherine asks me with a smile creeping out on her face. I hold her cheeks with my hands and tell her, "committing". I embrace her with a kiss. 

After the kiss, Catherine and I look at each other and smile.

My phone starts ringing.

"Hold up. I need to answer this", I tell Catherine as she looks at with a raised eyebrow. "Hello", I answer.  "What the hell", my manager yells from the other side of the line. "Are you on some type of crazy drug or something. What are you doing. And why is the Internet going crazy about The Ghost's identity has been revealed by a local reporter", he yells at me.

I answer back with, "Damn! News really travels fast these days. I'll tell you what I'm doing. Something I should have done a long time ago.

I quit! Or wait you're fired, I don't really know how this goes, but I do know how this one goes. Go f*ck yourself sideways with a raw banana! Bye", I yell at my ex manager and soon after cut the call.

"What was that about", Catherine asks with a chuckle.

I reply, "just cutting my ties with The Devil".