Linking the past, present, and future.

Two strange things happened that day and somehow, they led me to answers I have been hoping to find someday.

My name is Abdul and here is my story.

It was on a Monday morning when I got an alert of $50,000 in my account.

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I got out of my room in the junkyard to be sure I wasn't stuck in the dream, the junkyard has been my home since I was a child.

"Where could this come from?", I asked myself multiple times as I returned to my room.

I sold some scrap car parts to someone yesterday and the person is expected to send $12 to me.

"Did the person make a mistake? $50,000 is too much to be mistakenly sent".

I waited patiently for a call from anyone or the bank but none came.

An hour of pacing around the room passed and my heart nearly jumped out of my chest when I heard a knock on the door.

"Hey Abdul, aren't you going to work today?", a voice asked.

That's Mr.Craig the owner of the mechanic workshop in the yard.

I grabbed my tools and left for work immediately. My body was at work but my mind was wandering around searching for an answer about the money.

Nothing happened till evening when I went to the mosque around 4 pm for prayer.

On my way out of the mosque, I noticed a few armed men in police uniforms just a block away from the mosque.

"Could they be here because of the money?", I asked myself and all I could think of afterward was to run.

I sped passed them and they followed me. It was a hot chase and I was caught in no time.

"I don't know anything about the money please, you can have it all", I screamed while being handcuffed.

They shoved me into a van and was taken to the station. My heart was pounding because there was no one to call for help.

Did I mention that I don't even know my background? I have many times thought that I probably fell from heaven. I have lived all by myself since childhood and I'm always hoping to find answers about my parents someday.

I was dragged into an interrogation room immediately after we arrived at the station.

"You are Abdul, right", an officer asked.

"Yes", I replied in a trembling tone.

The officer continued, "You are been arrested for armed robbery and murder that happened three days ago at Lucaz casino house".

"Robbery? That's not me, I was at the junkyard throughout that day and you can ask Mr. Craig", I quickly responded to the accusation.

Soon, a laptop was brought and they played a video for me.

I saw myself carrying a gun in a casino and it almost drove me crazy.

"How is this possible? I haven't even held a gun before in my life", I screamed as I broke into tears.

"We can help you reduce your punishment if you help us apprehend other members of the gang", the officer said as he patted me on the back.

***"I don't know why I am in that video but that's definitely not me.

This morning, I got an alert of $50,000 in my account and now, I am being interrogated for theft and murder"***, I replied.

"Are you pretending you didn't know the money was your share from the robbery?", another officer asked and I was speechless.

I was locked in a cell and I saw my miserable life ending in a bit.

"You will be charged to court by tomorrow to bear the consequences of the whole gang crime", an officer said to me after another interrogation.

"Please, have you asked Mr. Craig where I was that day?", I asked the officer.

"Do you think we are dumb? What if he is your accomplice? Will he tell the truth?", the officer shouted at me and I was terrified.

I was returned to the cell again and I couldn't do anything than weep all night.

Morning came and a man was brought with me to the interrogation room
"There is a new development Abdul, do you know this man?", the officer in charge of the case asked.

"No, is he one of the criminals? Has he confessed?", I was silenced by a bang on the metal table.

"Watch what you say Mr man", the officer warned me.

He continued, " Mr. Fred is a private investigator hired by Honorable Mike to look into your case. He revealed to us that the honorable sent the $50,000 to you for some personal reasons and he is interfering with the investigation because he thinks you might be innocent".

I felt relieved to an extent because of Mr. Mike's involvement. He is a popular and powerful businessman in the country.

"What connection does he have with me? Could he be my father?", I asked myself.

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Days passed but nothing happened, I didn't hear from the police or Mr. Mike and it got me worried.

A week later, I saw a replica of myself and some guys being dragged into a cell.

An officer returned to my cell and told me that they have arrested the culprit of the crime that happened at the casino house.

"He looks exactly like me", I said to the officer.

"He is your twin brother but how come you didn't know you are a twin?", he asked but I didn't have an answer.

I tried getting to the cell where he was kept but the policemen didn't allow me.

"The honorable has paid for your bail and here is the card he left for you to call him", the officer handed over the card, and my things were returned to me.

I called honorable Mike immediately to ask questions and he sent me an address to meet him.

I arrived there about an hour later and tears dropped from his eyes when he saw me.

"Your father would be sad in heaven that one of his twins will be sentenced to death or life imprisonment", the honorable said as he embraced me.

"You know me very well sir, please do you know my parents", I asked.

He offered me a seat and drink before he continued, "I have been watching you and your twins for two months now. I saw your twin first and the striking resemblance he has with your father made me suspect that you could be his son".

He brought a picture of my father from a briefcase and the resemblance was much.

"Your father was my best friend but he died before you were born and your mother died after giving birth to you at a traditional hospital. I was out of town then and when I returned, I was told your mother's family took you guys away".

"I believed your mother's family will take care of you so I moved on with life".

"After I found him, I decided to find you as well but I was confused because you bore different surnames so I hired a private investigator to check your background to be sure you were my friend's son".

"We discovered you guys were separated before you clocked a year so it is understandable if you didn't know each other and we still couldn't figure out the cause of the separation, our only source of information was your parent's neighbor and she provided us with just a little information".

"How you guys turned out to live like this remains a mystery to me, they must have abandoned you somewhere and I am sorry it took me so long to find you guys".

"While you pick junk to survive, your twin moved with a gang of criminals. I tried reaching out to him but he never honored my invitation. The moment they found you, I wanted to use you to lure him out of the gang but it was too late".

He went on telling me about my parent and I broke into tears listening to him.
I wish my parents didn't die because our life would have been better than what it turned out to be.

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Days passed and I got more money from Mr. Mike. I got a lawyer for my twin to reduce his sentence and I started a new life as well.

He was sentenced to life imprisonment and I always visited until he was pardoned by a new government at the age of 60.

Reuniting with him outside the prison wall was a huge thing for me and I shared every piece of information I have gathered about us with him.

The past didn't matter anymore and we spent the rest of our lives happily.