JASMINE'S POV
"So you can never be sure whether someone can help you or not if you don't talk to them. You don't have to do everything yourself! You're too young to burden yourself like this. It's okay to ask for help!" I yelled at him. "So I'm sorry if I'm overstepping but there's no way I could live with myself knowing someone who needed help and I could do something about it.
I gave him a serious determined look as I explained to him. I wasn't backing down. Underneath the dismissive things he was saying I could tell he was someone who needed help. It takes one to know one after all.
Mike's eyes widened in surprise as they searched mine for a moment. I wondered what come back he was thinking of now. Then they began to tremble as they looked into mine. I was surprised by this sudden change in demeanor. Had I gotten through to him?
"I've never had anyone to rely on!" He yelled at me. "For the longest time it's just been my dad, my sister and me."
