It has been exactly twenty-four hours since the two planes crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City and all I see on every news channel is a warrant for my arrest. I wonder if anyone will believe me if I told them that I didn’t do it. During this time, my fellow Muslim brothers and sisters were being persecuted just because of the color of their skin, but I wonder why I am being targeted directly. Then it hit me! My identical twin brother Adeeb Kaba was somewhere in Boston when I last spoke to him about seven months ago. He always did seem like the type to end up in the wrong crowd, but I never suspected that he actually would. About three years ago, Adeeb moved to Afghanistan to “take care of some business”, but I wondered why so far…show more content… After the awkward silence came to a halt, I said to Nala, “Nala, how did you get all of this money?” She replied, “I went to my bank and withdrew almost half of my life savings because you need this money for when you decide to leave and begin the hunt to clear your name.” She said to me, “It is exactly $45000.” She gave me the phone number of her boyfriend at the DMV who could help me get a new ID so I can have slightly more security. We left her apartment around 9:16 AM to get some breakfast at the McDonald’s drive through on Lyell Avenue. Once we finished eating, we went to the DMV to get my new ID. Once we arrived, Nala introduced me to her friend, Nathan. He took me into the room where the ID cards are made and said to me, “Hand me your old ID card so I can get the picture from it to put it on your new ID card. He also asked me if I wanted to have my name erased from every database in the state and I said to him, “What is going to be the aftermath of erasing my identity from existence?” and he replied, “The old you would cease to exist and you would be able to start fresh.” I stood there for about twenty seconds thinking if I ever get my name cleared what I would do if I don’t exist and if I don’t get my name cleared I could still have a chance of starting new in
