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Ahmee Keoka Major Plot: Surfing in her first competition in 5 years
They often say when you step away from your gift for too long you tend to lose the talent you brought to it. I wasn’t the biggest fan of that outlook because I always knew that surfing would be a part of me no matter what. However that viewpoint has since changed because I’m standing on the shore with this board and nothing makes sense. I can’t remember how to paddle out, catch a wave, or even ride one because this was no longer a sport to me. Just a hobby. I couldn’t turn around because my mother would scoff and tell me how stupid I look.
Turning to my left I see my best friends holding their boards and to my right my little brother who has more talent than anyone else we know. Then in the middle is me, a girl who had a promising rookie career but decided to go to college. This was my moment to show everyone that I was capable of being something bigger than myself.
James: 22 years old, dirty blonde hair, green eyes, sleeper build, college student and Ahmee’s best friend
“Routine Ahm! Don’t forget to start with the routine!” My best friend James yelled at me while throwing his sand in the water and running out into the ocean.
“Don’t screw it up, I’d hate to beat my sister.”
My Routine. First, a handful of sand. Second, pray over the sand and ask for permission to enter the water. Third, throw the sand into the ocean. Fourth, paddle out and pray that God allows you to stay above water. Deep breaths and paddle. Five years isn’t that long. Success isn’t promised. But failure is guaranteed if you turn around. If I lose today I tried, if I win today hell yeah, but all in all it’s the ride.
Noah Keoka Major Plot: Noah needs to tell Ahmee he is proud of her
Five years is a long time for most surfers to come back into the sport. I myself had said if you’ve been out too long your passion and talent will leave with you. Now I’m standing here wishing I had never said that because my daughter is standing right in front of me doing something I never thought she would be doing. In high school her rookie season was promising and she was on her way to being the best.
But then she decided to go to college and take up surfing as a hobby to stay involved. I was very weary of her doing that, that I almost forgot to tell her how proud of her I was. She was doing something I wanted to do when I was her age but surfing consumed me. I had a high school degree but college is where I wanted to go.
She was the light of my life when she was born and when she gravitated towards surfing I was the happiest dad at the events. She out surfed the boys her age by the time she was 12 and she forced me into a corner to make the training harder. Through it all I never told her how proud of her I was, I mean I told her but I never truly told her how proud of her I was. She deserves to hear it today.
