Summer Fun

"Ah, today seems like a great day to swim." 

Zach was super pumped to go to the beach on this 90 degree day. Although he wasn't a fan of his body (He was a tad chubby and pretty out of shape), he looked passed that because he was going swimming with all his friends. 

(And besides, he liked going to the beach to scope out hot boys... >:) )

"I hope the others are there already... They should be, right?" He hopped into his car and turned on his favorite tune, and started to drive to his destination.

Richard sighed.
This certainly was not his season. It was brutally hot outside and while he would much rather have stayed at home, Zach had requested for them to meet up at the beach today. And how could one ignore the request of a friend? He'd just have to go swimming, whether he liked it or not.
And so he went on to pack up his things, turn off the computer and went out of the door.
Blinded by the blazing summer sun, the  17 year-old student found himself standing around dazedly at first, unable to see properly.
But after having gotten used to the sudden increase in luminosity, he finally managed to set out to walk to the beach.
It had always been a mystery to Richard.
His house was only a short distance away from the beach, in a location others would kill for, but yet he didn't care about these things at all. For him the outside world clearly was inferior to the inside world. It had fewer computers, worse air conditioning and in general fewer fun things to do.
And yet he was walking towards the beach.
What a strange thing life can be...

While driving by, Zach spotted Richard on the sidewalk. He pulled up next to him and rolled his window down.

"Hey dude, need a lift?"

Zach chuckled a bit. He only just met Richard a while ago and it seems like they'd already been fast friends. 

"The others might be waiting. We gotta get moving, come on loser." He smiled.

As Richard was walking down the street towards the beach, he noticed a familiar car stopping next to him. This particular vehicle belonged to Zach,  the friend, who had invited him to all of this in the first place.
"You are aware, that by taking me with you, you will spend quite the bit of additional gasoline you could have saved if I were to simply walk the short distance to the beach? But as you know I don't give a f*ck about the environment or your finances, so why not?"
Richard had always been sort of odd. Cynical and slightly strange, it was often joked for him to become a mad scientist and to be only one lab accident away from turning into a supervillain - an idea he wholeheartedly embraced.