The Publicity Stunt (On Hold Indefinitely)

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Carly's POV

I walked inside and shut the door to mine and my boyfriend, Sean's house. I dropped my book bag on the floor and took off my converse. I yawned and walked further into the house, walking towards the kitchen to get a snack. I heard footsteps coming down the stairs, fuck.. I was hoping Sean wasn't home. I grabbed a can of Pringles and turned around as Sean walked into the kitchen. He's red in the face, his jaw is clenched. He's beyond pissed, I don't know how he's already mad at me, I just got home.

"Carly, what the fuck is this?" He asked and shoved his phone in my hands.

I sighed and put the can of Pringles down. This is a daily occurrence, Sean sees I liked a guys picture on Instagram and flips the fuck out. I looked at what he was showing me, my eyes went wide when I saw it was the video Colson and I took just a few minutes ago, I knew the video would blow up, but I didn't expect it to blow up that fast. He posted it not even 15 minutes ago.

"O-Oh, uhh," I began. "Sean, listen I know it looks bad but, I can explain this." I said and handed him his phone back.

"You can explain you very obviously cheating on me with fucking Machine Gun Kelly!?" He yelled, making me flinch. He knows yelling makes me anxious, but he always does it anyways.

"It's a fake relationship!" I exclaimed. "I swear to you, I can call Colson right now and he can confirm it!" I said.

Sean clenched his jaw and put his phone down. "Call him, FaceTime him, actually right now. He needs to confirm it because I don't fucken believe you." He said, seething.

I hate the fact that I have to get Colson involved but, I really cannot take his abuse today. I shakily went to his contact and hit the FaceTime button, my hands were trembling. Sean is rarely this angry. I'm scared, he's really fucken scary when he's angry like this.

After a few rings, Colson's face appeared on my phone. I forced a smile and I felt tears fill my eyes. "Hey, Colson." I said. my voice shaking.

"Hey, are you alright?" He asked, his eyebrows furrowed.

"Y-Yeah, I'm great! I'm just here with my boyfriend, he just is curious about the fake relationship." I replied.

Colson smiled. "Yeah, it was a surprise to me, too. But, my manager said it would be good for my career." He said.

I nodded and forced a small laugh, I hit the mute button and looked at Sean. "See? I told you it was a fake relationship, please calm down." I said.

Sean rolled his eyes. "Whore." Is all he said before leaving the kitchen.

I held back tears and went to hit the unmute button, but my eyes went wide when I saw that I didn't actually hit the mute button. That means Colson heard everything that we just said. He heard Sean call me a whore, at least I'm hoping he didn't. Nobody knows about Sean's ways and I want to keep it that way.

"Are you–"

"Sorry for calling, Sean was just a little confused and needed a little bit of an explanation." I cut Colson off.

"Oh, well yeah. No need to apologize." Colson said, scratching the back of his neck.

I forced smile. "Okay, well probably see you tomorrow, bye." I said and hung up before getting a response.

I don't want to seem rude by ending the call so abruptly. He probably things I'm a freak. I called him out of nowhere and I end the phone call out of nowhere. I put my phone down on the counter and sighed, putting my head in my hands. I lifted my head back up and took a deep breath. I grabbed my Pringle's and phone and walked into the living room, sitting down on the couch.

I really hope he doesn't come back down here and causes any problems, I just want him to leave me alone. I want more than anything to leave him completely, just remove myself from him all together but, I can't. I don't have anywhere to go. Going back home is just not an option, I'm stuck here with him.

I'm glad I decided to answer the DM I got on Twitter for this fake girlfriend thing, she said she'd pay me for it too, which I'm thankful for. I'm happy to leave this house and escape to Colson's house or just anywhere away from him. I have something to look forward to now, and if I get paid enough, I'll finally be able to get out of here, away from Sean.

I'm just hoping everything works out. I want to get away from Sean, I want that more than anything. I just have to be patient. I opened up the Pringle's and took a chip out while I looked through Netflix for something to watch, trying to take my mind off of Sean.

(A/N: Don't worry, the story will start picking up more soon! I just want you guys to get a feel of the main character's life. Thank you so much for reading! I hope you enjoyed! Please vote, it's greatly appreciated! Feedback is always welcome & encouraged! Okay bye!)