OK.
It's kinda weird, I don't fully understand what happened, but...
Apparently The Village had stopped returning my mail, and just started opening it, reading it, and keeping it.
So, they read my 'escape' letters (which, BTW, were very detailed and included maps).
For whatever reason, and I'm not entirely sure why, the counselors were 'concerned', and last night (Sunday) they all called 'Suzy' into a meeting.
They showed her the letters, and let her keep them. Why, again, I'm not sure, all I got out Suzy was they were 'concerned'. They also called her adoptive mother, who apparently threw a fit.
They gave her the letters, but were not concerned with her leaving, because they had her ID locked up.
That didn't stop Suzy, who read my letters carefully, and decided to follow my plan. She STOLE her ID back (not sure how), secretly packed up most of her belongings late last night, stayed up all night, and at 6am, left The Village without telling anyone but a handful of her friends who noticed her packing.
She went to the Western Union (a very short distance away) and picked up the money. That's when I got the auto email from WU telling me the money was collected. She went to the nearby Hospital (across the street) to hang out and call a cab (per my plan).
That's when she noticed there were police at The Village. They called the cops on her!
I'm guessing she is considered 'missing', which may not be such a good idea. I didn't think she could just 'walk out' without anyone knowing, so I didn't include that part in my 'detailed' plan. Not sure if it is for better or worse.
She took a cab to the bus station, purchased a ticket, and called me at 8:30am.
The bus leaves shortly, but I haven't heard from her since then. Either she is still at the bus station waiting, or the cops found her, and for some reason took her back. I doubt that, since like I said, she is not under court order to attend rehab. But, you never know with the police.
Right now she has nothing, as she only had a small amount of stuff with her and had to leave some stuff behind at rehab.
I'm going to give her a place to stay and some spending money, buy her some clothes and whatever else 18 year old girls need. She is very frugal anyway, as her adoptive mother pretty much neglected her and she never had much.
She should have no problems getting a job, as there is a large mall within walking distance. The only problem is I work very long hours, so I am not going to be around much to help. Hopefully she can make some friends at work.
In any case, she is very popular with her friends parents back home (she is a really sweet kid), so I know she already has a few places lined up to live wherever she decides to go. I'm thinking she can stay here until she saves money, then go back home to stay with friends, and finish her HS diploma.
From what she told me, she was a model resident at The Village, never caused problems unlike the other kids. They were supposed to move her to the adult center when she turned 18, but never did. That might have been dangerous for her.
She also told me her mothers insurance was paying for her 'treatment'.
So, I can imagine: model resident + insurance = easy money.
I'm going to take her to a lawyer, and maybe we can write a letter to the insurance company.[ This Message was edited by: vx15i on 2005-08-29 09:41 ]
