She nodded. He slid the documents through. The statements showed the exact $20,000, untouched, in a fixed deposit. The sale deed showed the land in Kerala.
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"You sold land for this?" she asked, her voice neutral. She nodded
The morning of the interview, the summer heat was oppressive. His father wore his best starched white shirt. They stood in line outside the consulate with hundreds of others—each clutching a blue folder, each containing an I-20 from some American dream. wpi i20