Grace's POV:
Being in Hilary's room and playing with her to get her mind off of today was heartbreaking. Knowing that deep down Hilary is going through pain but in the surface she is just like her father, stoic and brave. The next thing I knew I flashed back to one of the last memory of Uncle Steve.
Flashback
Standing outside on the beach with Uncle Steve and Auntie Kono, with my surfing board I was about to embark on another surfing lesson with the two. Keith is already surfing on his own, though dad is out there in the water to make sure that Keith stays safe.
Getting on the board I felt a sense of calmness. I knew Uncle Steve would be there for me if anything happened. That day when we paddled to deeper waters, a huge wave came and knocked me off my board, Uncle Steve and Auntie Kono was in front of me so they didn't realize I fell off my board until I started screaming. I couldn't swim that well so I was really scared until I felt strong arms around me and I realized Uncle Steve caught me, helped me back on my board and we went little deeper, until we reached dad and Keith. Auntie Kono got on her board and I did the same, we waited for the next wave and we surfed it, Uncle Steve knew I was never good at stopping the board so he waited till the wave died down and caught me when I jumped off the board.
We all spent the afternoon just surfing and Auntie Kono teaching me more tricks, making sure that if I ever wanted to go surfing alone when I am older I know how to keep safe. When dinner came around we all ate together at Uncle Steve's place, in fact we had BBQ. I remember we had the BBQ on the lanai and Uncle Steve and dad was grilling the meats. I, Keith, Hilary and Auntie Kono was on the beach playing with the sand. After about 20 minutes the first batch of food was ready and we all huddled around and ate, during the rest of the night when we were at Uncle Steve's place we all laughed and joked around. Uncle Steve looked so relaxed and I could see it in his eyes that he admires Auntie Kono. Even though he didn't realize that I saw him staring at her.
When I got home that night, I starred out my window at the stars and looked on to the sky, knowing that today was one of my favorite days because I got to spend it with Uncle Steve and auntie Kono with Keith and Hilary. Ever since moving to Hawaii I took up surfing as my new favorite sport because I got the best surfer in town to teach me.
End Flashback
I got pulled back to present day by Hilary calling me and I realized that Hilary was looking at me funny, like as if she seen a ghost, then I realized that she must have been freaked out that when she called me I didn't respond.
I looked outside her window at the stars and I knew Uncle Steve was one of those stars protecting me, always being there and watching over me. he will always be my guardian angel.