Sorry guys, it's another short part... But at least it's an update, right:D Enjoy...

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"It's all real?" a voice cried out from behind her.

Josie quickly stood up and spun around… To face cameras and electrical equipment, and five excited faces. She looked at them in disappointment.

"I can't believe this!" she cried out in frustration. "I stood here for over an hour, and the moment I walk away, it opens. Only to close the moment I try to go through."

Finally she couldn't hold it any more, and her tough façade crumbled away as she burst in to tears of frustration, anger, panic and disappointment. She slid to the ground, and just let the tears roll, as she wrapped her arms around her knees, hugging them to her chest.

"Hey," Lucas… Michael, she reminded herself… said, coming over to her. He crouched in front of her and drew her into his arms. "We'll get you back somehow. I'm sure we can figure out a way." He had a note of shock in his voice, as if he couldn't believe what he'd just seen.

Exchanging glances with the rest of the group, Michael knew it was all true. Everyone was standing around in a state of shock. What they'd just seen, they'd only ever seen when they'd watched an episode of 'Strange Day's'… Everything was added after they'd finished shooting the episode. So to see it happen right in front of their eyes bewildered them.

At that moment the door opened again, and Emma popped her head through. Seeing Josie on the floor, crying, being held by Michael, she rushed in to the room and closed the door behind her. "What's going on?" she asked with concern.

Corrine… Shadia! Josie's mind cried out… went over to her and patted her on the shoulder. "It's all real Emma. We saw it with our own eyes. There was a rushing noise, and we turned and there was the black hole." She gestured around the room, at all the loose papers that had been flung around the room. "She went running towards it, and leaped, but it closed just as she got there."

Emma stared around the room in shock. "It's all real? The whole thing?" she cried out in disbelief. She turned to Josie. "You really are Josie Trent, aren't you?" she asked, her eyes narrowing slightly, as she bent her head to stare at the crestfallen girl in front of her.

Josie sniffled, wiping her tears away, and nodded. "Well, at least you all believe me now. I guess. But that may have been my only chance to get back home. I don't know if it'll ever open again."

"Don't worry," Vaughn… Robert, Josie sternly reminded herself… said. "I'm sure we'll figure out some way to get you home. If not, it's not that bad here, seriously. I'm sure we could find somewhere for you to stay."

Josie looked up at them, and gave a watery smile. "Thanks guys. But I really want to get home. My mom… I don't think I could happily stay here," she concluded weakly.

They all nodded in sympathy for her, realizing that the girl before them was probably beginning to despair of ever getting home and seeing the people she loved again.

"Well," Emma said. "Now that I know you're the real Josie Trent, you'll have to give me some tips so I can play you perfectly." She grinned at Josie, trying to cheer her up.

The others all smiled, hoping that if they looked happy, they could make Josie feel a little bit better. "Same here," they added.

Josie smiled slightly. "Sure," she replied quietly. She was still overcome with the fact that she may have just missed her last chance to get home.

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