How I Managed to Escape From My Father's Absence

I was 16 and my brother was 15 when our parents decided he needed to go to normal school. They left us on our own for almost nine months they came back I think for like two weekends in the middle but basically we were left on our own. My father had also left me running his business which was booking crew onto the boat so when he would occasionally call how many crew of you booked? Eventually it all just overwhelmed me I just couldn't cope and I picked up the phone and rang child line. The only adult I knew in New Zealand was a lovely woman called Pam Crane who lived in Auckland, three to four hours drive away. Childline is actually a franchised organization and each