True Identity

"Are you all set to leave?" I asked one of my friends of social media when I got him there. "Yup, almost. Just last minute packing." I got reply. Actually, he was coming to visit me the first time. I didn't know him in person before but he was a nice guy which I had concluded from our talks on internet. He lived thousands of miles away from my home. His house was not in my country, obviously. Neither had he ever visited ours but he wanted to. He was more desperate and excited than anyone else travelling away from his motherland could be. Oh, I completely forgot to tell you his sweet name. He was none other than John Anderson. I can bet you would be thinking that why I said 'none other than' as he was not a famous Hollywood actor or an international pro-sportsman. Actually, he was one of a kind. He was a little shy. You would be thinking that what's new in that. There were millions of this kind in the world. But he was the king of them all. Almost all of us talk to strangers even if we don't want to or dislike talking to them. Sometimes we come across such circumstances. But this man had never tasted that flavor even in the most difficult situations. This character of him made me a little amazed. If he's kinda shy, how come this guy had 1K friends on his friends list. I was happy that he was coming to my native land. I was excited even more because he was coming to visit my house no matter for a few hours. He was with his mates and a couple of professors on a trip. His trip was about to begin from California. John was so excited that he wanted to take a run up and land here with a long jump. His flight took off on time and he was off for my country. My country, the country I was sure he would like. I had never in my lifetime even watched interior part of an airplane. Neither had I gone inside an airport. So, I could only imagine how it looked like and what John was doing there, sitting in that plane. 'Flight landed just now.' I received a text from John. But I was already at the airport, for the first time, to receive John, his mates and his gurus. I wasn't sure whether I would be able to recognise him. To overcome this problem, I had with me a banner saying "John Anderson". "Get down on your knees. Hands behind your back, now," someone called out to me and I felt something like barrels of pistol behind my head. I did what I was told. Another moment, I heard a burst of laughter behind me. He was John Anderson and he was not holding any pistol. These were his fingers. Oh, he caught me off guard. How could I forget arms were not allowed on the airports! We shook hands and hugged each other. Wow! Was it a dream? "Can anyone pinch me?" I said in excitement. "No, my son," my father said. "It's not a dream." Everyone chuckled. I gave a fake smile. My family welcomed the guests in our traditional style. We wore each of them a garland made up of sunflowers. We also got drummers with us to make their arrival memorable. I knew that John had a twin brother but I had no idea that he was coming here, along with John. They were identicals. One couldn't tell the difference between them. Umm, it's going to be challenging when both would be together. But I liked it. Lemme tell you something about John's twin brother, Johnny Anderson. He was popularly known as John. He had a similar name as of his brother and the similar appearance as well. But he did not share similar approach as of his brother. He was an open minded person. He had a special ability of talking to any stranger. He was also a money-minded person, always eager to find ways of making quick money. John was going to join me after four days. It was a one week tour. So, John and his gang headed towards the local university to start the project they were here for. And my gang headed towards our house. Reaching at my place, I started planning for John's arrival at my house. He was our guest after all. I had also invited John, not this John but the other John. Johnny, I mean. I was happy that he had accepted my proposal without taking much time to decide. I was repeatedly being informed about the work John was doing and how he was doing. He and his team had first four days for work. Fifth day was Sunday, so every member was free to do whatever they wanted to. So, John decided to spend this leisure day with me and so did his twin. Rest of the team was going for shopping to purchase products for daily use and something to take with them as the memorabilia. I had no information about the events of last two days. I had asked John several times but he had always replied in negative. I took it as his verdict and didn't forced him. I had made special arrangements since both Johns were coming. I had called my nearby friends and mates for a bet. The bet was that I would tell them about the characters of Johns and the one that would rightly guess who is who, would be declared winner. John had told me that Johnny and he were trying their best to blow the wind in my direction by any means. I had collected almost twenty friends for this bet. Some of them had already planned their weekend but cancelled up all their plans. I wanted to make most of their day. John liked the attitude of my countrymen. He was loving working here. He was getting full support and help from the natives. Not only John, Johnny and the whole team was loving working in my country. I was also loving as they were loving. And why not, they were our guests and guests are considered as Gods here. John Anderson and his team was helping the local university in the administration. This college was one of the main source of income for 'The Triangles group of Universities'. University in which John was studying in was the headquarter of the Triangles group. The team had been sent to manage the conflict between the governing council. Every minute in his wait was like a whole decade. The moment I got the news of his trip, I had been counting down hours and days when he would come to my home. The day I was waiting for had finally arrived. The team except John and Johnny had to leave before dawn as they had decided to visit some historical monuments also. When John awoke, he told me the situation. The team had already left and Johnny was also missing. John had called Johnny and he had said that he was with the team. He had given no reason for being with them. John arrived at my house. I gave him another special welcome. My friends also arrived but left in anger to see only one John. They were blaming me for ruining their weekend. All the fingers were pointing toward me without my fault. I was waiting to meet Johnny to give a punch on his nose. 'How are you and your brother doin?' John received a text message from one of his mates. Your brother was what our mind sticked on. John enquired his mates. Johnny was not with them. "Then, where the hell is this boy?" John thought. Last time when John had called him, he showed no sense of danger. Call. Yes, call. John dialled his phone number and called Johnny. His phone was switched off. Call of the morning was a great relief for me and John. We were praying for his safety although there wasn't a single gang in our area. Despite having this tension, John and me enjoyed the day. "What are your plans for Monday and Tuesday? " I asked him again. "We haven't decided yet." "No kidding? " "No, never with you." It's another chance for me to show my hospitality. I booked airplane's tickets for all the members of the team and of course for me to visit important places of my country. We were all ready to go by 10 a.m. Since it was a long distance to travel, we were all set with our baggage. I had also managed our night stay in a high class hotel of another state. It was the first time I was getting the experience of a plane and I had to confess it was fun. "I am asking you last time. Where were you yesterday? " John asked Johnny. It seemed like someone was claiming his right. "It's top secret." Johnny reply made hackel rise. But John was waiting for the moment when he would reveal that top secret. So, he didn't show his anger. All of us were enjoying the trip. Events were going according to the plan which was a good sign for me and my guests. We went to political, historical, economical centres. We were also getting a first hand experience of nature, the specialty of my mother country. We had two full days but we still found it less. Rest of the places were left for their second visit. When we returned to my hometown, there were only a couple of hours left for their return to their hometown. They found it enough to pack their luggages. I requested them to stay here for another day but I myself knew that it would be of no use. In a week time, I had went to an airport many times. It was time to go there another time. It was time to see them off. When we reached the airport, we were short of time. The team was running to their terminal. It was the time for a shock. Guards arrested Johnny. But why? We immediately headed toward them and asked them the reason. "He has been caught red handed with narcotics," one of the guard reply. Whaaaaaat? He......with........narcotics. Really! We enquired them again. We were hoping it to be nothing more than a misunderstanding. But we were wrong. We got the same answer. When I checked out the bag, it was really his. "You have done that, haven't you?" I asked Johnny. He claimed that he was John Anderson. He even had a passport and an identity card saying 'John Anderson'. It's gonna be a big problem. The bag was of Johnny and he was claiming him to be John. I knew that he was Johnny but the guards don't. I tried to call John's parents but they didn't pick up due to some unknown reasons. Guards weren't ready to listen anything and took John with them and the one who had done the crime was free. The team was still debating who was John. I thought that it was my duty to take John Anderson out of this problem. I begged my father for help. My father was respected a lot in the society. His status was enough to help John. I went to the headquarter of the national Police with my father. My father tried his best but got nothing in return. This was time for an ace. My father was the retired president of the national Police. As long as he revealed his identity, the officer took no time in releasing John. He released John not because of my father's reputation but the oath my father had taken when he was appointed as president. Police officer knew that this person can't lie. They immediately sent for Johnny and recorded mine and my father's statement and put Johnny behind the bars. It was an eye-opener for all of us. It revealed the top secret of Johnny. John thanked me for showing my true identity of helping people. John also gave his identity card to the police to protect any further problems if Johnny would try to create any. Johnny was his brother but it was important to give him the punishment. Johnny was sentenced prison for seven long years. John and his team except Johnny took off for his country with other plane (having missed the first one).