Oh, he had my address already. I'd mailed him some books as a Christmas gift. But as he was living on a Navy base in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a seven-hour plane ride from the closest place of civilization (Singapore), I felt pretty secure. We're still friends, although we've never met in person. He told me to stop using his credit card after he was discharged from the Navy and was without income, and I've since forgotten the number.
I quit school when I was 13, at the end of eighth grade, because I was having a great deal of problems with my fellow students (I was stabbed once, deliberately, I kid you not) and the administration was refusing to do anything about it. I told my parents that if they did not let me leave school, I would kill myself. They said fine. I sort of took a year off, mainly lounged around reading books -- I can educate myself pretty well, I never learned a whole lot at my school. Then when I was 14, what would have been tenth grade, I started taking classes at the local branch of the state university. They have a program for adolescents to take classes and get credits and stuff like any other student, and as my dad works there, he got me in. (I was qualified, but he got me in anyway -- you know how that is.) Now I'm a senior in college at 19 because of the credits I accumulated in high school.
Socially, I'm pretty backward. I obviously didn't get along with the junior high kids and the college students were a bit bewildered and intimidated by this child in their midst. I can speak very well with adults, though, as I've been around them so much. I met my boyfriend at the university when I was 16 and we're still going out, over three years later. (My parents were NOT happy about the age difference -- eleven years -- but like I said, they really didn't have much control over me.)
I wouldn't recommend this life to everyone. And looking back, it was pretty unwise of me to spend that guy's money, even though I trusted him. Like you said, people always want something. Well, usually. He didn't, but I only got lucky. Nonetheless, I wouldn't want to go back and change things for myself if I could -- I like the way I've turned out.