Got It! I have the greenie!

Phew! It's been a whirlwind day. It finally came through. I went through a series of questions on what I do, how I do, why I do. In the end, they reckoned I could stay in the US and that I'd be good for the country. Indeed! After 13 years, it would make the most sense.

I called my parents with the update. They were in their own world, but nonetheless thrilled for me. I sensed a tinge of separation anxiety in my mother's "Congratulations!" She knew, her daughter was going to be permanently away from her...