My main concern was that she may need to contact me urgently if she had a period of severe depression. I thought how I could be available to help her, should this occur, without giving my location away. The solution was to write a letter to Carol and enclose the telephone number of the school in a sealed envelope. I gave her instructions in my letter that she was only to open the envelope if she desperately needed to call me. I also intended to phone her whenever I could.
I felt very nervous about the events of the coming week as I took the lengthy train journey from Manchester Piccadilly station. The fact that the engine had to be replaced twice, on the five hour journey to Exeter, reinforced my opinions of British Rail and I was thankful that I no longer needed to rely on them for
