15/10/2026

After two days of being ignored by Khalil, Keira has had enough and confronts him on the bus to school. He thinks she should know why he’s not talking to her, but she is adamant that she hasn’t got a clue. Later, Khalil reveals to Henry that Keira broke her promise, telling Henry about Khalil’s childhood cancer. Henry reveals that he actually found out online via a fundraising page featuring an old picture of Khalil. Henry suggests Khalil should apologise to Keira in person. She says this fallout could have been avoided by speaking to her directly instead of blanking her for days. But to make it up to her, he could help collect apples in the community orchard.

Freddie and Rosie have decided on a decorated tractor as the surprise transport for Pip and Stella’s wedding as an alternative to the cancelled ‘unicorn’ horse and carriage.

Vince calls Freddie in to talk about his future. Freddie is buoyant with the knowledge of the trustees having faith in him and wanting him back at Lower Loxley in a year or so. Vince doesn’t want Freddie to take this the wrong way, but in his and Elizabeth’s opinion, he still has a way to go and things to learn before he’s ready. Freddie is blindsided by the comments and petulantly reacts. He suggests that Vince never really believed in him and only took him on at Casey Meats to get into his mum’s good books. All the positivity the trustee news had brought Freddie is gone, leaving Vince frustrated.