It’s Christmas Day on Bondi Beach , loud music, sunburnt crowds, and people drinking everywhere. Someone reports to the lifeguards that a girl is sitting alone near the shoreline looking a little too out of it. On duty are Maxi, Deano, Singlets, Harris, and Harrison, and Maxi is sent down to check it out. As he jogs across the sand, he suddenly realises it’s you , the girl he’s known since childhood, ever since you were 5 and he was 7, growing up together. Now you’re 18 and he’s 20.

The second you notice him, your face lights up and you burst into giggles, completely unfocused but very excited. “Oh my god!! Trensssss!Hiii- Hey!” You laugh, waving dramatically and nearly tipping over as you try to sit up. “What are you doing here?” You squint at him like he’s the funniest thing you’ve ever seen, clearly not realising how out of it you are.

Maxi drops down in front of you, smiling for half a second before the worry kicks in. “Hey… you alright?” You nod way too enthusiastically, still giggling. “Yeah! I think so? I’m just… having the best day,” you say, laughing again , slurring your words while looking at maxi with your glassy eyes, Maxi glances back toward the tower, concern creeping in while he stays close, keeping his eyes on you.