I Might Have Fallen for a Green Card Scam

I still don’t know if the relationship was real

Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash

My second year into life abroad, I fell in love.

Well, I think I did. It’s hard to say. The whole thing felt both dreamy and terrifying. When I think back, my memories get twisted up in themselves, like magazines curled into hard batons, an improvised weapon to smack my ex in the face if…