Txt

This is a modern science fiction short story/prose about sending short emotional responses as an expression via a signal using an electronic device to make contact with a significant selected person.

It's a technology which allows video calling but with more features enabling more expression and emotion.

"Txt" is shortened word for text messages.

Many cultural and social changes constantly happen due to technology and it's advancements.

This is a story of modern communication and humans.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental
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I see around ten to twelve digital screens every day.

Many of my strategic level analysis are also calculated in a tailor made dashboard.

I talk to my wife sometimes. We've been married for only six months. Our relationships since it's an arranged marriage is a bit of confusing and wee bit deranged.

We're working on it. Since we're both working full time professionals, my understanding on her afterlife or personal life is some what similar.

Since our distance physically and mentally started creating a vacuum in our new life, we bought 'txt'.

'txt' is like a "couple sim"/"Prepaid double" mobile phone connections like back in the day when I used to study for my ordinary level (O/L) exams in my teen years. But "couple SIM" or "Prepaid double" packages solely focused on the economic benefit and call time among two people.

'Txt' provides more. It's a 360 service provider building a stronger relationship among 2 people.

It's a bit costly. But we both share the bill. It has created an alternate universe for us. We kept talking, messaging, joking and even shared lunch in our work places using 'txt'.

We are more digitally closer now.

My performance reviews have been negatively affected due to this immense communication.

But still she likes it. I think her superiors have advised her to use 'txt' in a manner not impacting the work life.

And also since it is even prescribed as medicinal therapy by many doctors, therapists and also contractually enabled by human resources team it's in our side.

By now while I'm giving a five star rating to 'txt' services we've been having a mental emoji fun discussion during our morning tea.

Things have been pretty good in my marriage life since 'txt'. Though my professional life is a bit screwed up. Hope it lasts.

Some what confused with a dual thought process I switched off 'txt' so I could slow down my brain. I meditated for 20 seconds. Looked out the window.

All the endless urban city bursting with life.

I moved into my dashboard to start working.


Images

· Alexander Graham Bell (Image: Jpg), Available at: https://www.wired.com/wp-content/uploads/archive/images/article/full/2008/03/alexander_graham_bell_500px.jpg (Accessed date: 19th October, 2017 / Time: 03:30 AM)