Finding Me (Sequel to Ava,The World, and Niall Horan)

21: Unexpected Tours

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“Am I done yet?” I complained to Minka.

“No!” she ordered, “You took off an entire three days of recording right? Well now you need to make those three days up!”

“Oh my god!” I complained. I put the headphones back in and groaned.

“I swear, you're like an annoying pregnant lady lately,” I muttered.

“I heard that!” I heard Minka shout into the microphone on her side that let us talk.

“You were supposed to!” I sang into the mic.

“Whatever,” sighed Minka, “Just take it from ‘Running with my roots pulled up! Caught me cold so they could cut’ then we’ll add some effects to the beats.”

I gave her a thumbs up and started recording.

“Running with my roots pulled up, Caught me cold so they could cut-” I sang.

That’s when Minka’s phone rang and she picked it up, but she looked awfully happy. Better yet, she was about to shit her pants!

I kept recording but the curiosity was killing me so much, I eventually walked out of the booth.

“What’s so grand?” I asked Minka, “Was I right? Are you pregnant?” I tried.

“God no!” laughed Minka, she took a sip of her water and clapped like a madwoman, “Were no longer dead! Your contract is safe! That little fucktwat-”

“Mauro,” I clarified.

“Still a fucktwat,” she said with a laugh, “Anyway that little fucktwat made one huge mistake in trying to throw you under the bus!”

“Theres a Bus?” I asked teasingly. My method from now on with this mess is ignore it and eventually it’ll go away. Don’t speak about it, and deny everything.

“No!”

 she said annoyed and smiled again, “Although the press ate it up like hungry wolves, they didn’t check their sources. He originally went to publish the story with The Sun.”

“Wait The Sun? As in the same newspaper that I read to make fun of all the shit they write? The same Sun that said I was pregnant with quintuplets? And that they boys had died in a plane crash?”

I couldn’t help but burst out in utter laughter! Mauro made the biggest mistake ever!

There is no way anyone is going to believe this now! I have an interview in a week where I was going to confess it all, but that makes no more sense now!

“So we’re going to deny everything?” I said cheerily.

“Pretty much!” she said with such joy that I hadn’t seen in ages!

“Wait so...” I tried to process everything but empty holes and gaps were still existing, “If it all started from the sun, then why did everyone believe it?”

“Well, you weren't exactly walking on sunshine before this,” laughed Minka carelessly, “People were just waiting for any possibility to fuck you over. ”

"How encouraging..." I muttered.

I let out a sigh of relief and smiled. "So how soon until this'll all blow over?"

Minka simply shook her and and look at me in a motherly way, "Can't tell sweetheart. People will remember and still believe it but its going to be easier. With all the attention you've been getting lately, I'd say your new albums gonna blow through the roof!"