Kate walked Rose to the beach where Sayid was helping Charlie bathe. Charlie was experiencing a lot of discomfort walking, as a result of the broken ribs, so Sayid had to carry him and help him bathe. And Charlie hated every minute of it, nothing against Sayid; he was being so helpful but Charlie felt like a child, with Sayid cupping the water and putting it on Charlie. Despite the baby ness he felt, Charlie did take some comfort in the water; as Sayid wet Charlie's body, Charlie felt the coolness of the water on his body, feeling the wind lightly dry his skin. As good as the Pacific water felt, it didn't feel as good as a warm bubble bath would have been right now. Charlie remembered Claire talking about what way she was going to give birth. She mentioned that she was thinking about water birth, in which the mother sits in a portable tub, with warm water and give birth to the baby. Claire mentioned that a water birth would be beneficial to her because the warm water would ease the labor pains and that the baby is already in water when in the womb. Labor, that's what Claire would be going into, Jack told Kate and Charlie that Claire was due to give birth within 2 weeks.
Once again, Charlie felt these thoughts trigger fear in him. He was terrified of what Ethan was to do once Claire went into labor. An island is no place to have a baby, no matter how beautiful the island maybe. Claire should be in that hot tub, in a hospital with her doctors and friends and family and Charlie. But she wasn't and it was his entire fault. Charlie couldn't take this anymore. The terror that was in him had turned into anger; he was angry that the search party hadn't found Claire, angry that he didn't know what was happening to her; most of all, Charlie was angry at himself that he didn't protect her like he said he would. The anger was building up and Charlie looked up at the sky and screamed, "Why did this happen, God? Why? I want to know!!!" Sayid, who was standing with Charlie, was taken aback by his sudden outburst. Worried, Sayid asked, "Charlie, are you all right?"
"Yes! I'm fine!" he screamed, pushing himself away from Sayid's embrace. "Can everyone just leave me alone? I'm not a bloody child!" Angry, Charlie slapped the water, causing the water to splash Sayid. Charlie was beginning to walk, when he felt intense pain come from his stomach. He moaned and then, began to whimper as he fell into the water, clenching his throbbing stomach. Sayid called Jack and Boone and the three men lifted carefully carried Charlie out of the water, with Charlie still clenching his stomach, tears of frustration and anguish making their way down his face. He didn't even bother to wipe them away; he couldn't take it anymore, the guilt and pain of Claire's missing, and the physical pain of his near-death hanging. It was too much too bare for him so he let the tears come down as he whimpered, silently.
Rose watched as the three men carried Charlie out of the water and onto the makeshift bed from the caves (Kate had ran to get it for Charlie). She felt her heart break in two as she saw Charlie wince in pain and grab his stomach; and as she saw the tears come down. Rose immediately connected with Charlie. She saw herself in him; she had felt grief and blame of her husband's death, anger that she didn't have the answers to why he was gone. Rose closed her eyes, extended her hands, and began to pray. "Lord Jesus, please take the anger away from this beautiful child and give him peace. Heal him of the pain, emotional and physical. Heal him in the name of Jesus. Amen."
Rose opened her eyes and instantly, saw Charlie continued to wince, the tears still coming down. Rose didn't worry; she knew God answered prayers in His own time, so she smiled and walked away.