Better together

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Kent Paul's POV

It's sunset. Me, Kali, and Gale are playing in the beach. Summer time and we're having this vacation here in Boracay, the famous beach in the Philippines.

Sunset is my favorite part of the day, I don't know, it just never fail to mesmerize me every time. I'm Kent Paul, actually I'm half Filipino, half Korean, half  Kiwi (New Zealander) coz my Dad's pure pinoy  and my Mom's half Korean and half Kiwi. Its kinda complicated. HAHA. But even though my Dad is a Filipino we we're raised in New Zealand where my parents met. So, I'm not really fond of the Filipino culture. It's our first time coming here in the Philippines. It's a beautiful place though. My family always find a way to spend time together at least once a year, we travel out of the country or just have dinner together. Since my  parents are busy with this company that they built. Me and my sister are also busy with school, we're both on our last year in high school, so this vacation kind of help us relax. 

KP: Kali, took a photo of me and Gale please

Kali: Okay, after that you'll take mine too ha! Palagi na lang si Gale kinukuhanan mo!

KP: Its coz you're not as beautiful as her. HAHAHAHA!

Kali: Hey!!! that's not fair! We're both beautiful in our own way. Do you have a crush on her bro? Tell me!!

I was surprised with what Kali just said. 

Kali: Hey bro! Don't tell me?!

KP: Oh shut up Kali! Okay! I'll take your picture!

Kali: HAHAHAHA! I got you there bro! 

I just made a face to her. Kalliope's my twin but she's 2 minutes older than me. We're really close. We sometimes fight just like any other siblings but I love her.

And Gale? she owns a big part of my heart but no one knows even Kali or maybe she's having a hint now. We've known her since we we're 5 years old, Gale was 4. I had this crush on her when I was on my 5th grade. Puppy love as they may call it. We're always together, we'll help each other with homework, go to school together, and she always end up staying at our house when our parents have to go overseas. When we reached high school, I already forgot about this crush thing and just sees her as my little sister until that year, in high school prom, when I saw her slow dancing with this guy and I felt this sting on my chest, I didn't entertain it at first but as time passes by my feelings blossomed into something else and thought maybe this is love. I'm falling in love. 

I get jealous when guys would make a move on her. I become overprotective of her. I do everything she requests me to do. I'm happy just by seeing her smile and just thought to myself "and so I fell". I kept these feelings all to myself. I don't have the courage to confess and tell her, thinking she just sees me as her older brother. 

Gale: HAHAHAHA! You two! Stop! I'll just take her photo!

KP: No I'm good. I'll take it. I'm just joking with Kali. 

Kali: Gale effect. HAHAHAHAH

Gale: What Gale effect??

Really Kali? Do you really have to say that? Well, I think Kali do have a hint now of this feelings I have for Gale. Is it about time that I open this to her?

Gale's POV

Gale effect? What is she saying? Maybe Kali's just messing around she always does that. I just listen to them, being funny and Kali just messing with Kent. We've been together since childhood, the three of us, we're bestfriends more like siblings. Kali being the older sister, Kent in the middle, our only brother, and me being the youngest. 

I'm Gale. I was born in Korea. It's just me and my mom. I'm the only child. I was raised in Seoul until I was 4. I went to New Zealand to travel with my mom, by the time we got there it was nice and peaceful. Since her business mostly was there she thought of us living there and I'm like okay, what do I know I'm so young back then. So, from then, I was in New Zealand most of the time with Kali and Kent, we spend a lot of times together. I never really got to spend so much time in the house with my mom. Same with Kali and Kent. In the beginning, they helped me a lot, like speak their language  coz I was used to speaking in Korean and in exchange since their mom is Korean I got to teach them as well. Even if they are a year older than me we were on the same grade, I'm accelerated I guess. Hehe. We did a homestay. We got to just run around, learn so many things. We go to camping, go learn instruments, or do art. I'm super shy. I'm so used to having Kali and Kent around, they take good care of me especially when our parents are not around. We have each other. They're family. I'm just very thankful and grateful that me and my mom have them.

Kali was really like my sister. We always share stuff. Girlie stories. Crushes. Everything. Kent was our overprotective brother. He don't give even the slightest chance for the guys to know us, that's how overprotective he is. I remember one time, Kali told me that Kent saw this guy wanting to know her and he just let him. When it's my turn and there's this guy who wants to date me, he talked to this guy and he didn't let him. I don't know about Kent sometimes he's just really annoying when he's being like that. But at the same time I love it when he does that.

Here's a confession, it's our prom night and the three of us will go there together. When we arrived at the venue, I saw this girls looking at him and I felt something in my chest, a sting maybe, I didn't understand. I let it slip. But days go by, I don't know if its just me, I noticed that Kent was treating me way more different. Honestly, I look up to him. If I'm gonna have a boyfriend I want it to be just like him. How he treat his mom, Kali, me and my mom, he is so hands on. The way he takes care of me. Making an effort to make me happy. Helping me with all my school works. When he's being overprotective I love it. Everything. I want to be selfish. I don't want to share him with any other girls. I don't know what I'm feeling exactly but I think I do have a crush on him. No one knows except me. I think its better that way.