Darreyon Johnson, left, now 13 years old, and his younger brother Tevin, who is 12. After seeing the transformation of Darreyon, who was pegged as a troublemaker, when he surfed last year, writer Kasaan Steigen, committed herself to bring him back to the beach as much as she could, traveling between the Valley, South Central and Malibu. Photo by Kasaan Steigen