As soon as he let me go, I started pacing again, and I knew right then that I wouldn't get any peace unless I was as close as I could possibly be. I headed over to the bed and grabbed my things. George never said a word and just followed me from the room, closing the door behind him. We piled into my dad's car without speaking and drove over to the hospital. It was almost like I couldn't form words anymore, I just didn't have the brainpower for such things. The hospital was pretty dark when we got there. There were some lights on in the main waiting area but not as many as usual. I strolled up to the door alone while George was parking the car. The doors didn't automatically open when I got to them and I just stood there tapping my foot impatiently while I waited for the security guard to

