"Claire," Charlie sobbed. "Claire wake up."

Her empty eyes stared up at him. They were icy and piercing every inch of his heart. He felt a hand push him away from Claire but his eyes were so blurry with tears he couldn't make out who it was. he tears fell from his eyes clearing his vision. He saw Jack. He was performing CPR on Claire. Charlie crawled over to beside Claire's body.

"I'm sorry Charlie," Jack muttered, tears falling down his cheeks.

Charlie just stared at Claire. She looked so peaceful, every worry in the world had just been lifted from her. But the weight that had been taken off her shoulders was put onto Charlie's in the form of grief. Charlie allowed himself to cry. He sat beside her and picked up her body. He cradled her in his arms and rocked her back and forth. Her silky hair blew around carelessly. He buried his face in her chest and weeped. He weeped for hours over her lifeless figure.

Jack watched Charlie with sympathy. He knew he had to take him away from Claire's dead body but felt horrible at the thought of making him part with Claire forever. He held Kate who was crying in his arms. Tears were falling from his own eyes as he watched his tow best friends...one dead the other grieving over her. Jack slowly stumbled over to Charlie. He laid a hand on his shoulder but he did not look you from the body of his only love. He knelt down next to him.

"Charlie buddy, it's okay, everything is going to be all right," Jack comforted. "We will have a nice memorial for her. We will make sure she rests in peace."

Charlie looked up at Jack. He grimaced. "Stay away from me," he pushed Jack away.

"Charlie I only want to help", Jack said softly.

"Yeah well I don't need your friggin help,"Charlie snapped.

Jack backed away. Everyone eyed him. Jack just sighed and walked over to his daughter who was crying. He picked her up and walked back over to the group.

"Everyone just go back to what it is you were doing," Jack ordered.

"Dude we can't do that after...this happened," Hurley explained.

"Just back away,"Jack yelled.

Everyone retreated back to their camping areas and was quiet. They all laid down and watched the black hooded figure hunched over the body of Claire. They felt sorry for him. He had been though hell and it just got worse and worse.

Jack realized after a long time that Charlie had fallen asleep over Claire. He slowly and quietly walked over to him and grabbed Claire and inch by inch pulled her away.

Soon he had Claire fully in his own arms. Charlie awoke and just stared at Jack.

"I'm sorry Charlie but it is for the best," Jack said patting his shoulder. "Why don't you come and sit by the fire."

Charlie just stared. He laid back down and curled himself into a ball. Jack sighed and carried Claire's body away. He put her in the medical tent and laid her there until there could be a proper burial. Jack sat by himself, his back leaned up against a tree. He silently cried to himself. One of his best friends was dead. Gone forever, never to return. He would miss Claire's smile, her golden hair, but most of all her bubbly personality. He slowly drifted off into a world of dreams.

Light crept between the cracks of Charlie's eyes. He opened them and stared up at the cloudless, beautiful morning. He felt it was cruel that it had to be a gorgeous day. He wanted it to rain, to cry for the loss of Claire. He sat up a looked around him. Most of the survivors were rebuilding huts all over the beach. he watched as they struggled to lift branches off the ground and keep them in place.

"Good morning Charlie," a voice came from behind him.

He turned to see Kate trying to look bright and happy even though there were wet streaks down her face. Charlie didn't answer her. He just looked down at the sand and watched it blow all over.

"It's not your fault," Kate said sitting beside him. "No one puts blame on you."

Charlie treed to block out her words but felt fresh tears coming to his eyes. Kate hugged him trying to make him feel better.

"Get off of me Kate," Charlie said pushing her away and stomping off. Kate was astounded by his behavior. She rushed to Jack hoping he would have an answer for her.

"I don't know what to tell you Kate. I mean his fiancee was just killed by that thing. How would you feel if that happened? Just give him some space," Jack said sadly.

"I wish I could do something for him," she slowly began to cry.

Jack hugged her. "Were all going to miss Claire," he said.

"I need someone to talk to and usually when things go wrong I would talk to Claire," Kate wept.

Jack hugged Kate longer trying not to cry himself. "It was just her time to live with the Lord," Jack explained.

"Why did he have to take her," Kate sniffed.

"I don't know," Jack's voice cracked with the emotion.

Kate separated herself from Jack. She sniffed. "I guess it was just her time," she whispered to herself.

"JACK, KATE," they heard a scream and turned around.

Walt was running to them. "LOOK ON THE HORIZON," he yelled.

They looked out to sea and saw the faint gray figure of a ship. They screamed and Kate jumped into Jack's arms.

"We are going home," she whispered into his ear.

He smiled at the sound of the word. Home. The word played over and over inside of his head as he packed his belongings. Everyone was out on the beach yelling in joy except one. Jack looked over to see Charlie, looking as if nothing had happened at all. He trudged through the sand and up to his still body.

"Were going home Charlie. You're going to be able to go back to Manchester,' Jack said happily but then it dawned on him.

Charlie would be going back home in Manchester. Kate would be going back to Canada. Everyone was going...home. Back to where they came from. He wondered if he would ever see these people he had spent four years of his life with. He tried to put that thought out of his mind.

"Once we get back we'll take you to a hospital to check out that wound," Jack explained to Charlie.

There was only silence between the two of them. Jack sighed and pulled Charlie to his feet.

'Come on let's get you packed. You're going home buddy. Sad things are met with Happy things," Jack smiled.

YAY they got rescued BUT things will only get worse! Sorry I killed Claire i hope you keep reading because it will continue!

cfsc - sorry but Claire died :( im so sorry but I had to do it! I hope you keep reading!

kiwijalopy - ahhh i hate when my computer crashes. when i first got it crashed for 6 months! Sorry i killed Claire!

lilsurfnchik25 - that sux that u were grounded! im about to get grounded becasue my parents read my diary! EVIL! hope they dont take the computer from me!

bookworm835 - SORRY! please dont stop reading!

PLEASE RR!