What conditions or situations might cause a (highly gifted) 13-year-old to live alone or semi-independently?
It could be a few things that cause your 13-year-old character to live alone or semi-independently.
Her parents or legal guardians could be workaholics and therefore are always at work.
Her parents or legal guardians could be chemically dependent, meaning that they do drugs or have an alcohol addiction and leave her alone while doing drugs or while drinking.
Her parents or legal guardians could be out partying all the time leaving her home alone.











