diff --git a/index.py b/index.py
index 0b87b12..1a8c0d6 100644
--- a/index.py
+++ b/index.py
@@ -16,15 +16,20 @@ class User(SQLModel, table=True):
     secret_name: str
     age: Optional[str] = None
       
+
 engine = create_engine("sqlite:///database.db")
 SQLModel.metadata.create_all(engine)
 # Create an instance of the API class
 app = FastAPI()
 
+
+# Instance of the class User
+my_user = User(id=9,name="Juliet",secret_name="wenoteak",age=22)
+
 @app.get("/")
 async def root():
     # TODO include the user's name if they are logged in
-    return {"message": "Hello {}".format("World")}
+        return {"message": "Hello {name}".format(name=my_user.name)}
 
 
 @app.post("/user")
@@ -33,15 +38,21 @@ async def create_new_user(*, user: User):
       session.add(user)
       session.commit()
     # TODO return the User ID
-    return {"message": "User created"}
+    return my_user.id
+
+    # return {"message": "User created"}
     
 @app.get("/user/{id}")
 async def get_user(id: int):
   with Session(engine) as session:
      # TODO return the user based on the ID (and an error if not)
+    #  I will first create an if statement that check if the id of the 
+    # user is equal to the id we have else return an error if it doesnt exist
      statement = select(User).where(User.name == id)
-     user = session.exec(statement).first()
-     return {"user": user}
+     if statement:
+        return {"user": User.name}
+     else:
+         return "User not found"
 
 @app.get("/api/webhooks")
 async def handle_hook(*, event: Any):