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My name is Romeo
and I am the brother of Juliette. You heard it before and you
will hear it again and again. Yes, we were abandoned and left
alone on the street like so many other cats and dogs. Me and my
sister Juliette were still small kittens and did not know what
to do. We never looked for food or water and there was no mother
to take care of us. The best solution was to hide behind a
garbage can or crawl into a dark hole to avoid whatever came
along the street. We were so afraid and especially my sister
suffered very hard since she is a rather anxious and delicate
creature who always stays close to me. No, I am not such a
strong guy either and I have to admit that I was very afraid
too. I could not explain to Juliette what happened to us and
where our mother was. Neither could I tell her what our future
will bring and how we will survive this ordeal.
In the night when she snuggled up to me I told her about a place
where cats are loved and where we can find lots of fresh food
and water. I told her about a place with many chances to climb
and scratch and the chance to walk in open daylight without
being afraid to get hit or killed. A place with warm and cozy
pillows to sleep in and even people to care for us. My sister
always is listening to me because she trusts me but I was less
than sure that such a place can ever exist. But Juliette was
able to sleep close to me and she had a chance to forget the
last day. Every morning she would ask me if we go to this place
and how long it would take and it broke my heart to tell her
always another lie.
Then one day someone picked us up and put us in a cage. Not long
after that we left for another place and another cage. How can
you explain such a thing to your little sister who is dreaming
of a place you promised her. After some time we found ourselves
in an animal hospital where we were spayed and then we returned
to our cage. Juliette was more in need for love and affection
than before and I started to pray to the big cat to help us only
this once. What can I tell you: it worked. We now stay here with
Khlongdogs and we are part of the growing cat society. Juliette
still sleeps close to me and we are still inseparable but we
also made new friends and play with others during the day.
She told me that she never believed that the place actually
existed and that she always thought that I only wanted to
comfort her. But now she found all that I told her about and she
had tears in her eyes. Oh Juliette, even I did not really
believe that we will ever have a nice and cozy home, pillows to
sleep on and people who stroke and caress us. We now can be
proud and walk around in broad daylight without being afraid.
Often I now sit on a shelf and watch my sister Juliette playing
with Laifu or Lotus and I can see it in her eyes that she is
happy. She is safe now and what more can a brother do for his
sister. She still sleeps close to me and sometimes she will ask
me if other cats can also find a place like this. Hmm, can they? |
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