REMUS

I never knew that even his soft voice makes my heart melt...

I can’t help but fall in love with him … if I had a chance to meet his parents … I would … in no time strangle both of them …

R E M U S … it’s a boy’s name of course. Yes. My parents adopted him since last four years. He is cute, free-spirited, and what else … beautiful. I mean there are no other words to describe him, since handsome is so much for a man, I feel comfy describing him as beautiful.

I mean, hello! He is a street child?! I mean all the dirt from the streets, all the itchy, creepy stuffs of the SLUMS area! Whooah! I mean, hey, no discrimination alright, but what will you do when you learned that your parents and not to forget your sibling are going to adopt a child?! Good enough if the child comes from an orphanage, but what’s worst… the child comes from the SLUMS!!!

Okay!!! Okay!!! But judging from his track record, he is definitely not in running for “ Katrina’s Best Adopted Brother “. I mean, let’s talk about HYGIENE here. I don’t know whom he sleeps with. I don’t know whom he eats with. I don’t even know if he takes a bath, and brush his teeth everyday!

I think he eats a monster’s food, and plays with all other SLUMS children in their place! Duh!!! Katrina, please use your common sense!!! He’s a street child so what do you expect, says myself. I didn’t know what to do everytime I see him in our house. I just murmur, and murmur. Until one day, I never thought this would be … Remus’ real R E M U S …

Friday, May 6, 2005, about 5:20 PM, I hurriedly went to my room to hog the computer, and surf the net. Since, our Internet Service Provider is PLDT DSL, it only took me about one and a half minute to visit my favorite links : www.manutd.com and www.friendster.com. I visited my friendster account first, and then my UNITED ALERTS in manutd.com.

As soon as I found out that Manchester United, my favorite football team is about to have their match against the Champion, Chelsea, I swiftly raced towards the T.V. , overtaking my brother, Paolo who was in the couch relaxing.

Can’t wait! I kept jabbering. Premiership Match of Manchester United versus Chelsea in Old Trafford! As soon as I delivered my excited note, I was very much surprised to see my brother handing me the control! Usually, we would have to fight of who’s going to rule over our WEGA THEATER. I just can’t believe that at long last, he finally gave way.

Still surprised, I asked my brother where he was heading. " Ha? Go play with Remus, why "? He replied. Clearing my throat, I said, " aren’t you going to watch Rooney shoot, or even Ronaldo dribble against Chelsea "? " No, thanks! Besides, I can play soccer with Remus, and together we could be little Rooney and Ronaldo "! Yeeaahheey!!! He cried as he scampered away.

Aghast, I was! This certain REMUS is getting my brother. He’s just adopted and he’s making my brother revolve around him, and then, what’s next??!! Make my strict wits and funny guts vanish like a thin air?

Yeah, right! Bring it on, Remus! I thought. I was going to find out about his great dramas and hopeless spells that worked on my brother, and even, who knows, my parents.

So, I started on befriending him. When I knew that my brother was off to our neighbor’s fence to get the soccer ball, I immediately went to him.

Hi, Remus! I said. When he turned, I, oh no… I thought I ‘d seen an angel! " Hi, Ate "! Wow! Didn’t he just had a soft, sweet, and innocent voice?

Charmed with his angelic face, and sweet voice, I felt two hundred angels caressing me. All of them with heavenly smiles and all of them saying, “ God loves You. Love Remus Too. “

After the heavenly sensation, I feel ashamed about what I have done to Remus. So, hoping he would forgive me, I went to him apologizing even if he didn't know what I did to him. And, so as to patch things up, I mean more; I decided to know him a lot better.

So, I started with who am I, and can I be his friend and his sister. Then, he said, " Yes ". He slowly started saying more about himself and this is what I remembered from what he said, since it was last four years.

Name : Remus Durano

Age : 12 years old

Birth date : 15 November

Mother : Arlene

Father : Chokoy Durano

Yes. He is a Durano. He said that his mother, Arlene, had an early sexual relationship with Chokoy (not his real name). Because his father Chokoy could not take him, or shall I say the Durano Family cannot accept him, he and his mother were not given Chokoy’s help and have never experienced Chokoy’s love and affection.

That’s because his mother came from a poor family and the Durano’s are of no doubt rich and famous. I was very thankful that of all children waiting to be adopted, Remus was with us because even tough he is poor and just an adopted child, he never stops loving his family, his life, and of course God. He is a strong kid. He never gives up no matter what all of us say. And do you know what? He dreams to be a POLICEMAN someday.

He wants to fight bad people, and wants to save the world like what he sees in his favorite “ POWER RANGERS “ I wish his parents would think about Remus’ future, because right now, Remus helps in my parents work, and I don’t like him to be a working student. If I were a Goddess, I would really turn his parents into stones for wasting a powerful youngster of tomorrow … R E M U S …