Synopsis of the short story: Green Card, you can’t ruin my life In the first half of the twenty-first century, Africa is undergoing a deep and multi-faceted mutation.Mass exodus of young Africans to the developed World is bringing about deep social changes; one can only grasp the true picture of this phenomenon through families, individuals and communities. The short story: “Green card, you can’t ruin my life” is about one woman’s tale of her broken home. Minata is a hard-working mum of two. Following a long period of post-natal depression, she started selling children’s clothes and bedsheets in Cocody, one of the affluent areas in Abidjan. On a particularly testing day, Minata walked to an old lady to buy something to eat. When she was asked to take a break as she was visibly tired, the street vendor obliged and learned that “those who shall seek money are yet to be born”. Minata couldn’t have possibly known her life was about to change drastically through African wisdom and a kind heart. With friendship, came a painful conversation about her life story. Minata told her friend Domi how she became an Immigration widow after her baby was taken away to America by her Green Card chasing husband. As that door seemingly closed, another opened. Before leaving for her son’s Doctorate celebration party in France, Domi offered her young friend an envelope and later recommended a young lawyer who turned out to be more than just a legal counsel…