A light knock on the door startled Elias who was engrossed in his screen, looking up, he smiled at his father who stood against the door, his graying hair combed back and his tailored business suit looking out of place in Elias's worn office.
"Looks like our scholar is straying away from his books. what is that has you sucked into in that phone?" his father asked as he came in, closed the door, and sat in front of his desk.
"Nothing, just some social media browsing," he told his father not going into details,
His father's eyebrows rose in surprise but he didn't comment. Elias was never fond of social media and his father knew it. But truth is, comments and online chats can bequiet informative. Especially if it's a university gossip spot and you were looking for information on the strange department chief who went MIA for days.
"What brings you by, I thought you were on a business trip." He asked his father
