Issues

I have a knack for taking on responsibilities that aren't mine. Everyone seems to turn to me for help when they have a problem. They might be a crime victim, they might be suicidal, they might be a drug addict. And yet it is me that they turn to to trust the most. Why is that? I never thought I was a good people person. I was never good in social situations. I'm the worst advice giver. I can't cry when you cry. I can't cry at all, unless I am directly affected. And that makes me feel like I don't even have a heart for other people. Yet they still turn to me to ask for advice, to look to for counsel and help. You're addicted to drugs, and telling me you're scared, telling me all these things about your life, and you expect me to help? I don't know what to do; I'm only seventeen. You attempted suicide, and it's me that you turn to when your dog dies and your mom gets cancer and your best friends ditch you. You're not my responsibility, yet I can't ditch you, too. I can't leave you to be helped by someone else. You came to me for help, and I'm going to give it. I'm just not sure how, yet.