Abdulaziz Saeed
Writing 80
11/2/2016
Draft #2
Who am I?
“The blood was all over my clothes, my eyes were all red and the ground was a red
mirror,” X said. X had just woken up from a horrible dream. X dreamed that he was in his 23-
year-old friend Ahmed’s house. In Ahmed’s cozy room with white candles all over the place
under his beautiful skylight he asked X “What are your plans for the future?” With a soft and
calm tone X said, “Is there a future for a thief or criminal? Ahmed, you know that I don’t want
to wear a white jacket. I have danced with the devil and there is no way out.” Ahmed smiled
and said laughing, “Don’t worry, even though I’m going to law school you are still my
partner.” Ahmed and X were like a coin with two faces; however, they are totally different
characters. Ahmed is a hard worker and a good student who I truly believe could one day be
the president of Yemen. On the other hand, X is less careful about anything in the world and
all he thinks about is money and power.
People were wondering how Ahmed and X could be friends. Nevertheless, people didn’t
know that X wanted to be like Ahmed. Ahmed is smarter than you? Ahmed was THE BEST
player in the soccer game. Why can’t you be like Ahmed? Ahmed has a better family and
house than you do. All these perfections of Ahmed, X did not have it, so X wanted Ahmed to