A/N: This was based on the fanfic100 prompt of #33, Too Much. Any and all feedback is appreciated!
BEND & BREAK
Claire has always been a very even tempered person; it pretty much takes a lot to make her snap.
But ever since her boyfriend knocked her up and left her, she was feeling a little fragile. The crazy psychic stalking her and calling her at all hours of the night predicting doom for the world if she didn't raise her baby didn't help either. And then there was the whole crash landing on a mysterious island with no hope for rescue. And the fact there was some sort of strange monster or something lurking in the jungle that would eat people. Oh, yeah, and then there were the crazy nightmares and the kidnappings and the whole memory loss thing. And seeing someone get shot in front of you and die tended to make one feel a bit weak. Oh, and don't forget giving birth on Craphole Island with no drugs and not being prepared to raise a baby at all - let alone on an island. And having a strange French woman kidnap her baby days after he was born isn't exactly good for one's mental health. She also can't forget seeing that green glass bottle wash up on shore effectively killing off any glimmer of hope that they would be rescued – and then not being able to tell anyone else.
It was enough to make weaker people babble to themselves and eat their hair or something.
But Aaron was healthy, she was healthy, and the monster had been kind of quiet so she began to feel her nerves slowly calming.
When Charlie takes Aaron from her and goes to shush him, she feels the rage begin to rise and wonders where he gets off telling her how to raise her son. She mentally takes a deep breath and calms herself – thinking that at least she has someone helping her.
But later, she walks by Charlie talking to Locke and hears him telling Locke in a condescending tone that she has a lot to learn. The fury came rushing back and she felt something break in her mind and thinks that's it.