That’s when he’s abducted by the strange forces behind the lights and subjected to cruel and horrific treatment.
This is his life for the following weeks: being harassed by this entity without the chance to rest.
He is checked in on by his friends, Tim and Bill, who are supportive, but aren’t ready to hear any stories about lights in the sky, thinking that he’s probably just taken something and imagining it.
When it’s made clear that the force tormenting him will never stop, George makes efforts to fight back, or at the very least, escape.