The clock hits 6:25 am as a tune dances through the air. Bummie sighs. He is brought out of his sleep abruptly to the sound of his phone. Filter plays loudly and pulls him out of bed.

He's reluctant to move.

Bummie sits up and tries to rub the drowsiness out of his eyes. He gets up to turn off his alarm then turns Filter back on and increases the volume.

Bummie softly moves his head to the song as he makes his way to the bathroom with his phone in hand. He brushes his teeth tiredly before getting in the shower. He went through his daily routine normally, letting the song play repetitively.

Once out of the shower he shuffled back into his bedroom and dressed in his uniform. It consisted of red shorts and a red vest. He slips on his red hat, shoes, and whistle. Bummie grabs the red bag that sat on a chair in the corner of the room. He stuffs his red towel into it and checks to make sure he has everything.

Bummie nods his head at his packed bag and picks it up. He carries it through the house and out the door. He walks across the boardwalk on to the sand then stops.

Bummie grabs his headphones and plugs them in, finally changing the song from Filter to Crazy from the short album, DYE.

'Time for work.' Bummie declares in his mind.

Working at the beach was mostly fun. Although the job of a lifeguard was serious, there's a lot of time to chill as well. Bummie was basically the supervisor of the beach and was in control of all activities. The pressure was intense, but it was an easy job and there wasn't much commotion. He lived an easy life with little to no problems.

Bummie wasn't very talkative and wasn't the type to start a conversation. Although that was the case, he did have a few good friends. A lifeguard working under him, Yugy. Along with the owner of a store not too far away from him, Jin. He had known Jin his whole life while just befriending Yugy a year ago. Bummie's family all lived in another state so these two were the closest he had to family here.

The times when he felt unsatisfied with his life, they were always there cheering him on so he would get over it quickly. Bummie would remember how good it felt to bask under the sun. How wonderful the hot sand felt under his feet. How the cold water sent chills down his spine that came from the excitement and the temperature.

Then the most influential and essential part of being a lifeguard, seeing the relief on people's faces when they see their loved ones are alright.

The day goes relatively short for Bummie. There aren't many cases of emergencies, only two or three, and they were solved efficiently by the workers under him. This is normal for the beach. Luckily, there aren't many dangerous situations, the most they've had a day was five. Death rarely ever happens and is cautiously avoided.

Bummie rests in his chair as he views all the people leaving the beach. It was 10 pm, time for the beach to close. At least that was how on weekdays, on weekends they stayed open until 12 am. Bummie had felt relieved and happy that they had another day with little to no problems. It made him happy to see others enjoying themselves with nothing to bother them.

Yugy approached his chair cheerfully.

"Hey!" Yugy greeted with a smile.

"Hey, good work today!" Bummie mindlessly praised.

"You too, I was wondering if you wanted to come with me and San to Jin's place?" Yugy offered with the same enthusiasm.

"Sure, let's clean up now." Bummie agreed immediately, he was too lazy to make food and he hadn't gone out with them in a while.

The three worked diligently on clearing the beach. They checked all along and made sure no one was there and everything was put away. They turned on the cameras and left for Yugy's car.

Yugy's car was nice and comfortable. It was a hybrid so it didn't take much gas and had black leather seats inside. It had heated seats and two sunroofs. To top it off the car was a pure white, a risky color, so he named it Angel. Yugy loved his car.

No, he was in love with his car.

It didn't take very long for them to get to Jin's since it was only a few miles away. Jin's shop was mostly a restaurant that sold unhealthy snacks along with meals. However, there's a small addition to the building that serves as a shop. It sells all the beach basics such as towels, umbrellas, goggles, fold-up chairs, and a few other things. It was ideal and Jin often had a lot of customers.

The group arrived at the building and parked in the lot that sat next to it. They made small conversation and they got out of the car. They headed towards the back of the shop and took Bummie took out his spare key to open the door. San stares at them perplexed, he then realizes they know the owner and shrugs it off. The group walks into the building.

The building had a staff room all the way in the back that connected to the kitchen through a door. The kitchen connected to the front, where all the guests ate. Then there was a door in the staff room and a door in the front. They both connected to the addition otherwise, known as the store that sold beach supplies. The staff room is connected to the storage of the store while the front is connected to the area in front of the counter.

The building was conveniently organized.

Jin soon came in from the door. He gave a light smile to his friends and moved forward to hug them. They accepted happily and Jin even shared a hug with San.

"Hey, good to see you guys," Jin said with his signature mature smile.

In reality, the boys knew that the smile was short-lived. As soon as you pissed Jin off there was hell to pay. Otherwise, he was sweet and composed.

"Good to see you as well!" Yugy's response was cheeky.

Mostly because he was normally the first to annoy Jin.

"How have you been?" Bummie asks.

"Good, business is great," Jin answers honestly.

"That's good! Oh yeah, this is San! He works with us." Yugy introduces.

"Hi, it's nice to meet you," San said awkwardly.

"Mhm, hello" Jin replies with another simple smile.

Jin leads them to the front and serves them. The group of four hangs out and chats throughout the night. They share experiences and try to make San as comfortable as possible. They share laughs and enjoy themselves as the night carries on. It reaches 11 pm when the group decides to part.

They stumble lazily out the backdoor of the shop. Jin watched as the three got in the car. Yugy rolled down the windows after starting the car.

"Byeeeeee!" Yugy waves.

Bummie and San copied.

"See ya!" Jin shouted from the door.

Yugy giggles as he drives away. Yugy drops Bummie off at his house first then continues to drop San off and head home. Simply because he was closest and San lived next to yugy anyway.

"See you at work," Bummie says to the two while leaving the car.

"See you," Yugy and San synchronize.

Bum enters his house tiredly. He's quick to head to the shower and wash up. If he didn't do it now he wouldn't have the energy later. Bummie changes into sweats and hops on his couch.

He turns his tv on and switches to Netflix. Further through the movie, he starts to doze. He knew he was going to regret sleeping on the couch, but he didn't want to move.

Loud noises cause him to jump out of his sleepy state.

What was that?