I’ll ask for advice

I don’t have many people I can trust, but I’m hopeless.

My first thought is Caitlyn, my closest, not so close, friend. Caitlyn ignored me until final year of high school. Not because she was mean or anything. She was very sweet, but she was very popular while I was a very timid girl. It wasn’t until much later that I became more talkative and she eventually noticed me. We appreciated each other’s company a lot. She tried to get closer to me many times, but once high school was over we didn’t see each other very often. She used to invite me to go out many times but I only accepted this one time. 7 months ago...

There’s also Brenda, another waitress at my family’s restaurant. She’s a good friend but she talks too much and I’m afraid my parents could eventually find out.

I don’t think I’m comfortable talking with that about my older brother, I trust him and I know he’s different from the rest of the family but I can’t.