Chapter 39 Damn It ! Tilda ! What Tilda mentioned had just happened not long ago , a raw and merciless experience that came crashing down on Tilda like a tragedy she couldn't escape . And right now , Wade felt like nothing but a hypocrite . Even if he was supposed to be the " main guy " of this story , he couldn't come up with a single word to defend himself . What kind of person treats his sister , who was lost for 19 years , only just found again , like this ? " Real family isn't supposed to be like this ... At least ... it shouldn't be like the one I have . " Wade clawed at his hair , dropping into a crouch on the ground , helpless , broken . It was such a simple truth . Yet Wade had never understood it . Every word Tilda had thrown at him replayed in his mind , hammering against his skull like chains he couldn't break . Even Wade himself thought he was disgusting . Clive came looking and finally spotted him , crouching down and pulling at his hair . " Wade ? What the hell is wrong with you ? " Noticing something was seriously off , Clive rushed to his side . At his voice , Wade slowly lifted his head , his eyes meeting Clive's . And Clive froze . He had never seen Wade's eyes so empty and dark , as if someone had ripped half his soul away and left nothing but a hollow shell . " Clive ... do you think I'm cruel ? Twisted ? " If it were you - if your sister had been gone for 19 years - would you have treated her the way I treated Tilda ? " Wade's lips moved weakly , his voice barely there . " Did Tilda say something to you ? Wade , snap out of it ! " Clive grabbed his shoulders and shook him , as if he was trying to drag his soul back into his body . " Clive , I've never hated myself like this . I've never felt so filthy inside . " Tilda wasn't wrong . Every word I said just now was rotten , so rotten that even I couldn't stand it - I wanted to puke . " I actually thought ... I actually thought that if Tilda had shown her talent earlier , maybe I would've looked at her differently . " But I forgot - she's my sister . Our bond should never have been about something so cheap , so selfish , so disgusting as talent The more Wade spoke , the more it felt like his throat was stuffed with hot wax - thick , bitter , and suffocating . Each word he forced out burned like it would rip his throat apart . " Wade , what the hell .... Clive didn't even finish before Wade's breathing turned rough , ragged , frantic . " Wade Hry Wade , stay with me ! " 1/3 P P · Chapter 39 Damn It ! Tilda ! 0 0 Finished When Blair got the call , she rushed to Orica University with Russell and Howard , who had just returned from leave . In the infirmary , they found Wade fast asleep , lying pale as a ghost while hooked to an IV drip . Clive and Kyla sat worried at his bedside . " Dad ... Mom ... " Kyla's face was swollen from crying and was drenched in tears . The second she saw Blair and the others , she threw herself into their arms like someone drowning , desperate for something to hold onto . " Wade ... Wade ... " Blair hugged her tight , calming her . " Kyla , breathe . Tell me what happened exactly ? " Sniffling hard , struggling to speak through sobs , Kyla stammered , " W - Wade went to see Tilda , and then he just ... he just collapsed . " And earlier today , Tilda broke Wade's record . Wade must've been too stressed . Wade's always been so proud ... If Tilda said something cruel in her anger , if she cut him down with her words " Mom , I'm so scared . What if something happens to Wade ? " Clive frowned hard .. Something about Kyla's words felt ... off . But then the feeling quickly slipped away . Because , really , what Kyla said sounded true . Looking at her now - crying her eyes out , face red and blotchy , eyes swollen with grief , and voice shaking with fear - there was no way it looked fake . She had even rushed over right after hearing the news , skipping her class . From every detail , it looked real and straight from the heart . She seemed genuinely worried about Wade . Russell clenched his jaw , snapping at Clive . " Clive , is this how it really happened ? Exactly like Kyla said ?! " " I - it's mostly true , but " Damn it ! Tilda ! " Russell spun on his heel and stormed out of the infirmary . " Honey , where are you going ? " " Where do you think ? I'm gonna make Tilda pay ! She actually hurt Wade . It's unforgivable ! " " Honey ! " Not even Blair could stop him this time . Because to a father , seeing his most gifted , most treasured son lying helpless on a hospital bed , pale and unconscious , with an IV in his arin , and knowing the one to blame was the daughter he already threw away , the child he hated most , no man could stay calm " This is bad .. Mom , Dad's gone after Tilda . And when Dad's angry , he's terrifying - he might actually hurt her . Mom , please , you have to stop him I'll stay here and watch Wade . He'll be fine with me . " P P . Out of the Shadows : Tilda's Brilliant Second Life a Finished