In a open relationship

5 am in the morning.... Ethan didn't come home last night and Sarah hasn't left her room , I just hope Austin's idea works .

I head out the house after getting ready, wearing the navy suit Ethan bought for me last year when we attended the garden party , as I am driving I keep thinking about worst case scenarios, anxiety is an understatement.

Ethan's company is at stake and that makes my dad's as well , I don't want him to hear about this otherwise my worst fear will come upon me , besides nothing can make the situation worser than it already is .

I arrive at the morning show studio .it is exactly 6 am .my interview is in thirty minutes .

I'm anxious about two things - social media  and the results of this interview , I know the socials are already buzzing with this top news.

I deleted all my accounts last night to stop myself from reading what the people are already saying about this matter because I fear it would jeopadise my conduct in this interview , I have to remain calm at all cost and be fluent in everything I say  .

the staff members usher me in and cater to my needs before my segment , " Mrs Price ?, you are up " a young lady wearing a black pencil dress says .

as I aproach the stage where the host is sitting -fear starts to kick in , the many lights and cameras are all focused on me , I smile graciously as I sit before Linda Steyn .

she does the whole introduction thing and and starts explaining to the public what happened and judging by the way she is speaking it is top news like I had figured ,if I were to take my phone off flight mode it would explode with different calls and emails.

" Mrs Price , I have my tablet right in front of me just to interact with the viewers , so some people are saying that you are here alone because Ethan forced you to come, is that true ?" she asks .

" forced me ? , no not at all , why would they even say that ?" I respond calmly.

" that's because there's this speculation going around on the media and people are saying that your husband is not as sweet and loving as he pretends to be , and that he hits you behind close doors , is that true?" 

" what ?' I act shocked , " there's no such thing ,my husband is the most sincerest person I know,he has never even once lifted a hand at me " to avoid getting caught it is better to just say what I came here to say and leave .

"I am here to  clarify things, the reason Ethan acted the way he did last night was out of love and honor, see the thing is , my cousin who is the lady people think my husband is having an affair with was raped quite a few times growing up by different men ,she has been sent to different asylums  because of that, everytime that would happen to her she'd lose her mind completely and go into a mental breakdown, Ethan knows how my family suffered because of this ,I'd go for days without sleeping crying over her as if she was dead because of how unfortunate she was , if I had been in her shoes I know I would've responded differently one thing about her is that she is strong , I think if it were me I would've committed suicide ages ago ....where was I ? oh right ,and before we got married Ethan promised to never let something like that happen to her again and my husband happens to be a man of his word, so when he saw Hendry's hand running where it shouldn't have been he flipped ,so to answer everyone's question , no my husband is not having an affair and most definitely did not force me to come here ,he was just protecting my cousin although he was wrong I commend him for being selfless, he put his life on the line just to protect her and if the public still sees him as a monster after hearing this then it doesn't matter but to me he is a hero , our country needs man like my husband who will defend women even when  it puts their life's in danger , rather than man who  sit back and watch as their mothers and sisters  are being abused by other man right in front of them , I can not believe people are saying such horrible things about such an honest man like my husband " .

the lies I just told twists my stomach , but there peoples suspicion are not wrong , there were many nights I went to bed crying wishing I would die because of the way he was treating me and today here I am compelled to come against the truth , tears starts streaming down my face .

" I can not do this , I am sorry " before I know it I'm running out of the building heading straight to my car.

my head falls on the hooter , I didn't know people have already figured out the truth , I've dreaded this day for longer than I can remember , and now the public might start pitying me like the workers .

running out like that gave the truth away , I made matters worse again , my God what have I done ?.

Ethan is going to kill me .... my dad , what about my dad ? , I take out my phone about to remove it off flight mode but pause in the process , " no I can't call him now , I'll ask Caityln to call him for me , but I don't think I can face Caitlyn as well , I acted on my own accord and drove this whole thing out of hand , if people see me they will approach me and add salt to my wounds , neither can I go to the office , the reporters will be standing right in front of the door , and inside Ethan will be waiting for me with a hammer in his hand.

I hit my forehead a few times on the staring wheel ,my mind is experiencing technical difficulties ,I start my car and drive to a place I do not know.