Dear Diary, I'm in my room and the thing is I'm not sure if this is all real. I guess I should start from when I woke up this evening, where and with whom by my side.

Sam is laying down on Michael's bed Max is at her side with a damp cloth holding her hand, Sam starts to awaken as Max lets out a deep sigh and smiles.

"Samantha, hey Sam."

Sam opens her eyes and focuses on Max she's a bit shaken and at first calls for Michael. Max looks slightly pained but not deterred.

"Max, uhh."

Sam feels uncomfortable with Max holding her hand sitting on the bed with her she turns a bit rigid as Max kisses her forehead and touches her cheek.

"Hey guys she's awake!"

Liz followed by Michael are the first two to arrive they stand close together and smile at Sam as the rest of the gang fill the room behind them.

"We're glad you're okay we didn't know what would happen."

Sam smiles at Michael who looks to Max and then Liz a bit confused.

Maria steps forward from Lucas's embrace and kisses Sam on the head.

"When Max called us we almost freaked out you were unconscious talking in some language we couldn't understand."

Sam looks to Max and then back to Michael who was holding hands with Liz as she leans in on him for support. She smiles at her cousin and sits on the other side of her after a long parting from Michael.

"So do you feel okay?"

Sam nods slightly and tilts her head.

"I can't remember some things, what happened?"

Max squeezes Sam's hand gently and smiles.

"We were at the Granolith and it gave off some kind of electromagnetic wave we were both knocked out. I came to but you were out and running a high fever."

Everyone nods as Michael rubs his left eyebrow in stress.

"The thermometer stops at 107 so we're thinking you were pretty up there."

Sam keeps Michael's gaze until he turns away. Everyone seems relieved that she's awake Alex steps forward with the thermometer.

"Maybe we should check it just one more time?"

Sam shakes her head.

"Look I'm alright it's fine I think I just need to stand up and get something to eat."

Michael looks at Max they exchange a silent conversation unbeknownst to everyone but Sam. Michael motions everyone to leave; Sam and Max are left alone. As the door closes Max gazes into Sam's eyes and leans to kiss her Sam turns her head slightly and moves to sit up.

"I'm sorry Max I'm just a little confused right now I don't remember anything."

Max looks pained.

"What do you remember?"

Samantha not sure where she is or if her words could hurt Max's feelings debates on what to tell him.

"I remember about a week into school."

Max looks confused.

"What's the date can you tell me that Max?"

Max smiles and grabs Sam's hand again.

"Sure it's December 8th 2000 and I have to get you home for curfew in two hours."

Sam nods her head trying to wrap her mind around what's going on. She sits up all the way on the bed and realizes she's only in her underwear and bra she sinks back down further as Max blushes and laughs.

"You really don't remember much do you?"

He laughs as he hands her jeans and t-shirt from the chair to her.

"The girls gave you an ice bath, they were afraid of the fever putting a strain on your heart. We were about to try anything."

Sam nods as she clutches her jeans and t-shirt to her chest looking at Max waiting for him to leave. He bows his head and pats her hand.

"I'll give you a sec to get ready I'll be outside if you need me."

Sam nods and watches him leave the room. She looks panicked around the room when she notices on Michael's dresser some Polaroid's of him and Liz she gets up still in her underwear. Without taking her eyes off the pictures that lay on his dresser she aimlessly put her jeans on. When she buttons them up she notices a note in her right front pocket. It's addressed to her from Max. Reading it she blushes and stuffs in back in her pocket. Now confused she paces the room while mindlessly putting her t-shirt on until there's a knock on her door.

"Sam can we come in it's Maria and Liz?"

"Yeah come on in."

Sam stands in front of the door as the two girls come in she looks passed them to see Max standing by the door with Michael at his side they look deep in conversation and both catch her eye as the door closes.

"Girlfriend Max just told us are you okay?"

Sam looks at Liz and Maria and then shrugs.

"I'll be fine as soon as you fill me in on what's going on."

Maria nods.

"So you don't remember what happened after you moved here basically?"

Sam looks to Maria.

"You're dating Lucas right, and John and Sandie are together, Alex and Isabel, Tess and Kyle, but…" She stops and looks at Liz who looks down.

"I just don't remember the rest."

Maria sighs and puts her arms around her two friends.

"I feel like just when we got all the drama out of the way we've run into our own soap opera and here we go again."

Liz fakes a laugh that almost sounds like a sob. Sam stands up quickly trying to figure everything out.

"You mean we're fighting?"

Maria looks to Liz sadly and back to Sam.

"You were for a while I mean I guess everyone's been strained lately."

Sam looks at Liz she feels bad the look on her cousin is meek as if she's been pelted for a long time and strained from all the emotional wounds. Sam takes a deep breath and laughs Liz looks up confused.

"So you're seeing Michael, how did that happen?"

Maria rubs Liz's back and looks to Sam.

"You really don't remember what happened?"

"Obviously."

Liz speaks up after pushing back a stranded tear on her cheek.

"Well do you remember Future Max?"

Sam nods. Liz nods with her. It suddenly dawns on Sam she looks at the ceiling and then back at Liz.

"Michael pretended to sleep with you that night."

Liz nodded, "He hasn't left my side since."

Sam nods in understanding, "But how did I end up with Max?"

"I asked you to befriend him and something grew out of it."

"So we've been fighting over that?"

Maria covered her mouth and looked from Liz to Sam. Sam smiles at Liz who shrugs it looks like one hundred pounds of weight has been lifted off her shoulders.

"I don't think the granolith took my memory."

Maria looks at Sam confused, "What do you mean?"

Sam takes a deep breath as a knock on the door startles the girls in peeps Alex's head.

"Hey guys we all have to make curfew in an hour."

Sam laughs at Alex and grabs Liz's hand lifting her from the bed and guiding her friends out of the room into the living room where everyone was quietly talking. Kyle gets up from the couch followed by John they stand with goofy grins on their face that tells Sam they were just discussing her.

"We just ordered pizza if you're hungry?"

Sam looks to Alex with pleading eyes.

"Uh, I'm really tired Alex can I get a ride home with you?"

Max who's about to step forward and protest is interrupted by Isabel.

"Yeah Alex take Sam home I'll get a ride back with Max that makes sense."

Everyone gets up and begins making excuses while Sam looks for her jacket. Alex is the first to the door as Max follows Sam out.

"So I'll call you tomorrow, okay?"

Sam nods keeping her distance from Max everyone seems to notice their body language and watches as she waves to everyone goodbye sticking close to Alex. When she gets into the car Alex starts the engine and looks to Sam who puts on her seat belt while staring into space. He nods when she ignores his gaze and pulls out of Michael's lot onto the intersection. About a mile into the ride Sam sighs heavily and looks to Alex.

"I think I'm in another world Alex."

Alex nods and shrugs.

"Of course."

Sam shakes her head and smiles at Alex.

"No I mean it, I'm not from here."

"Sam we've already had this conversation remember and although I was mad that I didn't hear it from you at first it doesn't matter now."

Sam stares at Alex, "Who did you hear it from, wait don't tell me never mind."

Sam laughs to herself more out of self-pity than humor.

"I think the granolith has transported me to some parallel universe because this isn't my life."

Alex nods and turns onto Main Street passing the Crashdown.

"Okay how's you're world different?"

Sam gives Alex the "don't patronize me look" he laughs when he sees her.

"Sorry it's just, one thing I've learned from living in Roswell is that anything's possible."

Sam stares hard at Alex.

"So you're not patronizing me?"

"No, no, of course not….. well maybe a little."

Sam playfully punches Alex in the arm he rubs it and shrugs.

"Just tell me what's going on."

"You know how the granolith allows time travel right?"

Alex nods he remembers Maria and Liz confiding in him about Future Max.

"Well essentially some believe time travel is the folding of space that time is like threads so to go from point A being present to point B future or past you can fold the time spectrum and jump from point A to B. (Sam was using the strings on her jacket as a visual) Well what if when Max, future Max when he folded time he also created a tear somewhere within the granolith. (For the tear Sam uses her powers to cut the sting ashe folds it revealing little fibers stuicking out every which way) I mean if it can be used to travel throughout one strand of time the probability of moving throughout different dimensions is plausible right?"

Sam hadn't noticed that Alex veered off the road and was idling on the side with his flashers on staring straight at her while she went on her tangent. She blinks and looks around.

"Why did you stop?"

"Because I think either you're a genius or you're going crazy."

Sam sighs fixing the string on her jacket with her powers as she rubs her forehead.

"I'm not going crazy Alex, in my time I told you who and what I was first, you helped me when I first came here. And Liz is with Max, and I'm with Michael and other than that things so far seem the same."

Alex nods. "So if what your saying is true how do you jump again I mean to your own thread or dimension?"

Sam shrugs, "God I don't know I guess I have to go back to the Granolith, but what if this is like Sliders you know or Quantum Leap I mean I could be stuck universe jumping until I get to my own. But then how will I know it's my universe I could never get back and then I…."

Alex shakes his head.

"Or this could all be a dream." He pinches Sam's wrist she winces and pinches him back.

"Ow!"

"Okay you're right not a dream got it."

Sam sits back in her seat as Alex gets back onto the road they sit in silence for a few minutes.

"Sam, maybe it's a combination of like Sliders and Quantum leap I mean maybe you have to change something in this universe and then go back to the granolith and that'll bring you back."

"But what do I have to change here?"

The car grows quiet again for the remainder of the ride as they park in Sam's driveway they both sit in silence thinking hard about the situation

"Look I believe you and I'll help you."

Sam smiles, "Thanks Alex."

Alex nods.

"And I'll have you know I haven't told anyone else about this theory."

Alex smiles, "Look the past few months have been well, hell. I mean Max was really upset about Liz and she wanted you to help her out with him keep his mind off of her and then you two fell for each other the same time her and Michael got close. I don't think Max and Michael's friendship has lessened from it but I know you and Liz haven't been the same around each other. But when you woke up and looked at her I could tell something had changed in your eyes. It was innocence you looked at her as if none of it had happened and after what you just told me well I know it's real and I believe you."

Sam nods, "I was with Michael when it happened, when the Granolith brought me to. I know there's a greater purpose for me being here I mean it wouldn't have sent me to this dimension unless I was supposed to fix it somehow."

"Well hey just sleep on it and we'll figure something out in the morning we can brainstorm at breakfast my house 9am."

Sam smiles and hugs Alex goodbye, she waves goodbye from her front door as Alex pulls out of her driveway on her way up to her bedroom she bids her parents goodnight and slowly ascends her stairs.

If I knew what I had to do to get back home to my real home I'd do it today right now. Fact is I'm afraid of falling asleep and this becoming permanent. It's stupid I know but I don't want to be stuck in this place forever. I feel so out of place.