The matter of who my new legal guardian should be, as well as that of where I should live if not in the parental home, were all discussed. I’m extremely lucky – unlike most of the women in the Channel 4 documentary, I had the help of more than a few siblings to support me. While all these arrangements were being made, I smuggled what few possessions I could out of a back window and into a waiting car over the course of a few weeks so as not to arouse suspicion.