Chameleons

A friend of mine has just broken up with her boyfriend.

He left her a simple break-up SMS message then vanished in the air. Grief-stricken, my friend worked herself up into a frenzy to reach him—e-mail, SMS, phone, whatsoever—but of course, she couldn't.

Needless to say, he is an invisible man.

In case you're so lucky that you haven't met one before, here is a very brief introduction of what it is.

Invisible men are a completely different breed of human beings who seem to have inherited the survival gene of chameleons. Whenever there is a problem to face, they blend in with their surrounding environment perfectly and stop responding to any signals until they feel safe again (in some cases, they will never show up). You know they are somewhere but you can never catch them, unless you've got very sharp eyes.

They are proven to be cleverer than ostriches which only stuff their heads deep down the earth when it comes to a crisis or a problem, but leave most of their bodies to be seen. Ostriches are convinced that as long as they can't see others, neither can others see them. But chameleons are different—much cleverer. They hide themselves well and may even keep an eye on you in the dark.

You can't identify them by their appearance until the day they vanish without warning. They can be your friends, colleagues, boyfriend or girlfriend and of course, your debtors. You may want to catch an invisible man, but believe me, unless they are your debtors, catching an invisible man will only hurt you further.

An invisible man is always more horrible than a chameleon.