Then he reaches for the pen in front of him. "All right!" He says briefly and succinctly and signs the document in front of him. "Here!" He hands it to George and gets up. George looks questioningly at the piece of paper in his hands. "Give that to Sister Beatrice in the lobby!" Says the doctor quickly and goes to the door. He opens it and looks at George. "Does that mean I can go? Just like that? "He asks incredulously. "You can go, just like that!" Answered the doctor and now finally leaves the room. George is still sitting there, looking around in amazement. He is amazed that it was so easy. Finally he gets up and goes back to Meredith, who is still waiting for him in his room. Meredith had gotten bored. She had to distract herself, otherwise she thinks she is going crazy. Her tension increased from minute to minute. And the longer the conversation between George and the doctor lasted, the more nervous she became. So she quickly decided to pack George's things. She got a bag and is now standing in front of the open cupboard. But in this cupboard there are only sweatpants, an old sweater and two shirts. When George enters his room, he wonders. "What are you doing?" He asks. Meredith is startled easily. "Are you already here? How was it? "She wants to know and looks at him intently. "We can go!" He replies shortly. Then he looks questioningly into the interior of the cupboard. "Why are you rummaging in my things?" He wants to know. "Stuff?" Asks Meredith and smiles. "What things?" She takes the sweatpants out of the cupboard and puts them in the bag. "I can do that myself, I am no longer a child!" He says a little stubbornly and reaches for the bag in Meredith's hand. "I'm already there, better change your clothes, or do you want to take to the streets like this?" Meredith grabs the bag and jerks it away from him. George looks in amazement from the bottom up. "What's wrong with that?" He is wearing gray sweatpants and a gray sweater, the right sleeve of which was slightly torn at the hem. His hair is partly crisscross and the first beard was already visible again. "Now you will first shave and do your hair!" Meredith replies with a command tone in her voice. "Go on!" George looks at her with wide eyes. Finally, he starts moving into the bathroom. The bathroom was integrated in his room and is only very small. There is a shower and a small sink in it. A small mirror hangs over the sink and he looks into it.
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He shakes his head and smiles. "Somehow that never changes!" He says to himself and reaches for the shaving cream. "Are these all the things you have?" Meredith calls into the bathroom questioningly. "Yes," he replies quickly. Meredith makes a knot in the bag and looks around the room to see if there is anything left of him. She cannot believe that he has no things at all. And what she can believe even less is that he will soon be sitting in the car with her. "We have to get things for you!" She calls again. George, who has finished shaving, is still brushing his teeth quickly. With the toothbrush in his mouth, he calls back: "This is not necessary!" The toothpaste runs down the corners of his mouth. He continues cleaning quickly. "And where are your shoes?" George is annoyed. He swallows the rest of the toothpaste. "I've got it on!" He calls back.
Then he wipes his mouth dry and tries to control the hair on his head. "Can't you just let it be?" George now leans his back on the door frame and looks at her in exasperation. Meredith turns to face him, still holding the bag. "No I can't!" She replies. He rolls his eyes. Then he goes to her, takes the bag from her and closes the window. Meredith takes him by the arm and pulls him briefly with him. George stops at the door and looks back. He looks one last time into the room he has spent years in and which he thought would now be home forever. Now he is on the threshold of a new beginning. He looks around thoughtfully. Meredith had already walked a few steps and is now turning to look at him. "Are you coming?" She calls to him. George closes the door behind him and silently follows Meredith.
