Exposé
I frantically skimmed through the pages of the "The Book of all Species". Well, it did kind of look like the Homo erectus, but the size.. it was off. The bone I found perfectly preserved whilst on mission (I am an undercover agent- cannot disclose my agency or my coordinates at the time for fear of serious repercussions- sorry) looked like a phalanx (finger bone), but it was gargantuan. Now, my agency finds fake remains all the time- some people just like to take the mickey. But my penchant for truth and unlocking the mysterious wonders of the world was what enticed me. And my insides (which by the way cannot stay silent for one straight minute) squeezed themselves in delight. This felt like something belonging to the Earth, like a discovery never made before (which is obviously why it is called a discovery)- 'Eureka!' one might say. But I stayed silent. No Eurekas, no media, no other scientists. I have yet to have my fifteen minutes of fame, and I wasn't going to lose my portal to some other self claimed scientist. No, I was going to do something different. I will get my fame; but I will also get paid for it. My plan was not ethical in any way, but it would work- of that I was sure. So I set about doing it.
When I was ready, I put up the post online, and sent a link to the BBC, CNN, Fox News, and the other media giants. Then I waited. Ah, the sweet taste of feeling superior!
Within no time, people from all over the world were calling. Everybody wanted it. Everybody wanted to inquire about the pieces of the never seen before bone. And everybody wanted to join me for a meal of preserved bone marrow soup with the original bone of the newly found ancestor of Man.