"Hahaha! I just can't believe it. You need to have a heart, dude.", he said to himself, with his eyes stuck to the screen. Saying this, he bursted out into laughter.

"I wonder whom does he chat with, the entire day.", said his mother, shaking her head.

"I chat with my e-books, Mom.", Satyam replied, for a while, looking at something other than his phone and his head tilted a little towards his right shoulder.

"Chatting with books? Who does that? I think you need a doctor, Beta(son).", Mom begun to laugh.

"Mom, you would have understood this feeling if only you were a reader.", Satyam replied, rolling his eyes with a  frustrated look on his face.

"I too wish I could be a reader, Dear. I wish I could read too.", Mom said passing a sheepish smile to her son.

A sudden alteration of expression could be observed on his face. Seconds ago, the face that showed an emotion of disgust was filled with guilt then.

"Don't get so engrossed within yourself that you forget the reality. Don't be an escapist."