Okay, so, I'm writing a story about a man who is from the Ozarks (Oliver). When he was younger (pre-18) his brother (Michael) was murdered. His brother is two years younger than him.
As an adult (19), Oliver begins receiving letters that his brother is still alive (although not directly from his brother- a mysterious source, who may or may not be his brother.) They also say that his brother is currently living on the island of Mykonos, so Oliver goes off to find him.
The problem I'm having here is HOW would his brother pull that off? I imagine him to still be quite young... maybe 13? 12? I can see how he could run away and disappear. I don't see his family questioning that, so they wouldn't be looking for him. But then how would he manage to survive on his own- being under 18 and all? How could he get a job? Wouldn't someone get suspicious as to him and call child services? Or am I really naive and it's much easier than I think for a kid to run away, and if no one's looking for them and believes they're gone, then it's not hard for them to survive until they reach 18?
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As an adult (19), Oliver begins receiving letters that his brother is still alive (although not directly from his brother- a mysterious source, who may or may not be his brother.) They also say that his brother is currently living on the island of Mykonos, so Oliver goes off to find him.
The problem I'm having here is HOW would his brother pull that off? I imagine him to still be quite young... maybe 13? 12? I can see how he could run away and disappear. I don't see his family questioning that, so they wouldn't be looking for him. But then how would he manage to survive on his own- being under 18 and all? How could he get a job? Wouldn't someone get suspicious as to him and call child services? Or am I really naive and it's much easier than I think for a kid to run away, and if no one's looking for them and believes they're gone, then it's not hard for them to survive until they reach 18?
Bawwww help. ):