LE MARIÉ FANTÔME

“Thwack,” Jan Lee almost throws his face on the table when suddenly a girl quickly run to him and slap his face. He is wearing an earphone while watching a movie on his phone holding a mug of coffee.

He raised his head and hardly seen the girl who slaps him. He closed his eyes as he is recovering from the pain. After a while, he gradually heard the voice of an angry girl.

“How dare you,” the girl points her finger at him, “How could you do this to me?” she takes a deep breath as she controls her emotion, “We agreed together to meet there! How come you didn’t come even your shadow?” said the girl with teary eyes.

The customers from the other table, the waitresses and waiters, cashiers, and employees paused for a while to check on what is happening. The janitor steadily holds the mop. The customers stop their conversation with one another. The cashier stopped counting the change. Everyone who hears the angry girl stares at her and the guy she just slaps. Their eyes are bouncing between them as silence replaced the place.

“Will, you not talk?” the angry girl takes away her eyeglasses and looks like a tiger on him, “Is that the way how you react Jim Han?”

The guy was still shocked and could not speak, quickly take a sip of coffee, take off his earphone, bow his head and scratch his head while thinking.

“Oh no! Brother what have you done with this girl,” he shakes his head and exhales then stops the movie he played. He then lifts his chin and looks directly at the girl who stands in front of her.

As his palms on the table, he slowly stands from his sit without talking and grabs his backpack. He then finishes the remaining coffee while standing. The girl just turns her face to the other side felt calm as she notices the guy is not reacting a revenged.

The young girl at the corner whispers to her friend and said, “What just happened?”

The other girl just nods her head, “I don’t know, she just came in and slap the guy,” she said while looking at the guy.

“Are they couples?” the girl slightly pulls the shirt of her friend and follows the movement of the guy.

The guy came close to the girl and about to hold her arm but the girl takes away his hand and said, “Take off your hands of me,” as she stares at the guy.

Then the guy answered her calmly, “I’m not Jim,” he looks at her and holds her arm, “Come with me outside,” then the girl at her realization follows the guy.

The people then raised their eyebrows and look at one another and continue what they do. Others just raised their shoulders and smile. The two just gently exit the shop.

Outside of the coffee shop at the parking lot the two stop and face one another with a half-meter distance.

“I’m not Jim Han,” said the guy.

“Don’t tell me you are his twin brother?” the girl raised her eyebrow.

“Your right,” the guy nods his head, “I’m Jan Lee, by the way, nice meeting you” he touches his face and looks at the girl.

“I’m so sorry,” the girl shook her head as she regrets what she had done, “I thought he was you; you look the same, your face, height, hair, the way you dress but you're not the same in action. Jim Han is different. You know what, if he was there, he would just laugh at me and would say a hundred reasons,” then she inquires, “Where is he?” she asked with a deep voice.

“She is with our younger sister,” Jan Lee turns his head to the cars.

“You have a sister?” the girl shakes her head, “He does not even tell me he has a twin brother,” then she crossed her arms across her chest while shaking her head.

“Yes, they are working on her requirements for her driver's license, you know she cannot do it alone so our parents told him to accompany her because this is the schedule but I do not know why he did not refuse and passed it to me” he looks at his wristwatch and looks at the girl, “That is what he always does when he does not like it, he passed it to me.”

“Why he did not tell me that he has another business instead of our meeting?” the girl said angrily as if talking to his twin brother.

“He does a lot of schedules maybe he forgot to look on his planner,” Jan Lee scratches his head.

“Is he a businessman?” the girl leans her ear as she draws nearer to Jan Lee.

“No! He is just like doing a multi-task,” Jan Lee hold his chin and glance at her.

“I do not understand why is he like that, I’m very disappointed he should tell me he does not want to come so that I’m not wasting my money buying those tickets, “said the girl.

“Oh no! Sorry to hear that ma’am, may I ask what was that ticket for?” he asked curiously.

“We were supposed to watch a movie,” the girl responded with her teary eyes while looking on the other side.

“What kind of movie you were about to watch is it a comedy, war, romance, fairy tale, fantasy, drama, or suspense?” Jan Lee looks at the girl while counting on his fingers.

“It’s a horror movie,” said the girl.

Jan Lee laugh and said, “No! He does not like horror movies. He cannot sleep at night when he does that. He is afraid of that kind of movie.”

“So, what he likes to watch?” she asked seriously.

“Comedy, documentary, anime and music videos those are what he likes,” Jan Lee smiled and look at his phone checking the movie he just recently watches.