Night Surf Summary

A group of teenagers hang out on the beach after burning a man to death. The teens found the man in a car on the beach. The man was delirious and clearly suffering from the A6 flu, a manufactured disease that has already wiped out the majority of the Earth's population. One teen, Bernie, is arguing with his girlfriend, a young woman he no longer finds appealing. When Bernie stops to talk to another of his friends, Needles, rather than deal with his girlfriend's tantrum, Needles reveals that he believes he has contracted the A6 flu. Bernie returns to his girlfriend and goes into the apartment above the concession stand. Bernie recalls how he used to come to this beach before the flu to hang out with his friends, how much simpler things were then. In the morning, Bernie tells his...