Chasing waves

Family protects

Uncle Steven has gone upstairs to get the boys to help with the kitchen leaving Charlotte alone with Darren girlfriend but minutes later, they all comes straight down but stop in the front room when they hear Lacey ask Charlotte what's happening between her and Darren. Darren looks at Hayden a little taken back by all this as he never expected his cousin and best friend so he shakes his head. All the cousins are looking at Darren in a over protective manner ready to have words with him over Charlotte as they don't want her hurt "Nothing is happening" Darren says to Hayden who's giving him a funny look, they all stop looking at Darren and back to the kitchen. 

Hayden is about to storm in the kitchen when Lacey calls her a washed up surfer, he is annoyed now, uncle holds him back. He doesn't want to stand around while someone says that to his little cousin, Hayden thinks it his responsibility to be there for her 

"She's got this under control Hayden" uncle Steven says to him, he knows Charlotte can handle herself, he stops fighting against his dad and listens to the rest of the conversation, Oliver is looking at Darren shaking him head, he doesn't like his girl and by the looks of it none of the cousins do now 

"No one goes in there till hands are thrown, understand" Steven says to everyone, he knows his niece has this under control. But he can't believe what he's hearing, he just heard his niece say she's blame herself for the deaths, the cousins all have sad faces, they can't believe what is being said either, but they are bought out there throughout when they hear fighting and everyone goes rushing in. But Hayden has rushed in first holding Charlotte back from knocking Lacey out as he knows she would but Darren holds his girlfriend. 

Before any of them can save anything, Lottie runs out the back door leaving everyone else in the kitchen stunned 

"She just comes over and punches me baby" Lacey says to Darren, Steven has to hold Hayden back from Lacey as he knows Hayden would go mad if Darren believed her however no one is believing her fake tears 

"We heard everything, we are over" Darren says walking off, not wanting to listen to what she say or if she's chases him 

"I think it's best if you leave" uncle says showing her the way out, Oliver has ran to Charlotte and Hayden ran to Darren, leaving uncle to do the house by himself. 

I blame myself for my parents death, I have everyday now for over two years, if I never went to the surfing competition, they wouldn't of got into the car crash and wouldn't of died. I know no one blames me but I can't stop myself from pointing the finger at myself, I just feel like it was my fault. It's the only reason I never rode my surf board again, every time I touch it, it reminds me of what I lost and every time I take a fall I see the car coming straight towards me and I panic and start to drown

"This was your mother favourite spot when she was your age, she just to come here and watch the ocean" grandad says to me, handing me some tissue that he brought with him before he takes a seat next to me with a piece of paper on his hand with my parents handwriting 

"She loves surfing, as much as you. I could never get her out the water. Your just like her, she's enjoyed watching you surf, they wrote a letter for you, told me to give it too you when you was ready" grandad says, giving me a letter, I take the letter but I don't open it, I carry on looking away. I don't have the guts to open and read it 

"Why now? why not when they died?" I ask but he's already walking away leaving me with the letter, I give it a few minutes before I build up the courage to open it and read. 

To our Lottie 

If you are reading this letter, it means we are no longer with you, however we are always in your heart. I'm sorry, We never got the chance to say how much we was proud of you, we was always proud of you, your a Lockhart after all. I know you would of stopped surfing if we passed but our proudest movement of you was watching you surf, you are a champion, our champion, we don't want you to stop only because we aren't with you no more. We are watching and we want you to kick some butt surfing, show them that nothing can hold you back. Your father also said no boys till your 30, he hopes your uncle is scaring them away. We believe in you, always have. We are your number one fans. Tell you uncle he can be number 3, everyone else get in line. You have still got fight left in you, believe in yourself hunny, we love you, go and show us what a Lockhart can do! Love your number one fans mom and dad 

Away from the eye but never the heart, we are with you all the way 

PS. No boys Charlotte Anna-bell Lockhart, uncle is watching for me.