Rich with Nic: A TomBae Tale {COMPLETED}

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"Eewwww!" Nic shrieked, as she hastily stood up, pulling away from the old man. "Mang Dahu naman! 21 years old pa lang ako, 'no? Paano kita magiging tatay eh ang tanda-tanda mo na?"

Bewildered, Dahu can only say, "Pe-pero, nahawakan mo ako! Kadugo ko lang ang puwedeng makahawak sa akin!"

"Naku, eh, ewan ko sa inyo!" Nic said, crossing her arms over her chest. "At saka may tatay ako, si Jimmy, patay na."

"EHEM. EHEM."

All of them turned their faces toward Ruby, who had just noisily cleared her throat.

"Actually," she began speaking sheepishly, "hindi si Jimmy ang tatay mo, Nic. Ehehe. Actually, hindi si Jimmy ang tatay ninyong lahat."

Nic, Jose, Wally and Paolo were astounded, their mouths gaped.

After a moment, Paolo exclaimed, "Mama! Ibig sabihin, nauna kang nangaliwa kaysa kay Tatay? Oh no! Ang taas pa naman ng respeto ko sa inyo!"

"HEH!" Ruby screamed. "Tumigil ka nga diyan, Paolo! Kahit kelan, hindi ako nangaliwa sa tatay nyo!"

Wally asked, his forehead (or his head) deep in frown, "Eh sino ho tatay namin?"

Jose blurted out, "Oo nga, Nay. Sino?"

Ruby scratched her head, looking more sheepish. "Weehh. . . hindi ko alam."

Paolo screamed. "Anoooooo? Mama, na-rape ka? At APAT na beses pa? O, Mama! Ang kawawa kong Mama!"

Jose, Wally and Paolo cried loudly.
Nic can't seem to decide if she'll cry or get angry at them.

"MGA BALIW!" shouted Ruby. "Hindi ako na-rape, 'no?  Inaano ba kayo?"

Jose instantly stopped crying, smiling widely. "Ahhh, hindi ba? Buti naman, Nay!"

Wally asked, his forehead (and head) still frowning, "Eh sino ba magulang namin, Nay? Di ba dapat malaman namin ang katotohanan?"

Paolo shrieked, "We deserve the truth, Mama! We are just humans and we deserve the truth! We de. . ."

Ruby lightly slapped Paolo on his cheek. "Kahit kelan talaga, OA ka! Eto na nga, sasabihin ko na nga eh!"

All of them, including Dahu, looked eagerly at Ruby, awaiting her revelation.

"Kayo - Jose, Wally, Paolo - galing kayo sa bahay-ampunan, inampon namin kayo. Baog kasi ako, hindi ako puwedeng magkaanak," Ruby said. "Hindi namin alam kung sinu-sino ang magulang ninyo."

Wally scratched his head (para maiba naman sa kunot-noo 😜), "Sinu-sino? Ibig sabihin, hindi talaga kami magkakapatid?"

"Oo naman! Bakit, kahit minsan ba, hindi kayo nagtaka na hindi kayo magkakamukha?" countered Ruby.

Jose nodded in agreement. "Noon pa nga ako nagtataka, Nay, eh, kung bakit ang laki ng lamang ko sa kaguwapuhan."

Paolo and Wally shot him angry looks that could kill.
Jose just flashed his dimpled smile at them.

Nic interrupted.

"Nay, paano naman ako? Sa bahay ampunan din ba ako galing?"

Ruby smiled. "Hindi, Nic. Nagising na lang kami isang umaga na may nag-iwan sa iyo sa labas ng pinto ng bahay. Nakalagay ka sa isang basket at nakaburda sa damit mo ang pangalang Nicomaine."