Emmerdale spoilers follow.
Emmerdale’s April Windsor rekindles her friendship with Dylan Penders next week, after she spots him camping out in the bushes.
While leaving flowers at her beloved mum’s grave, April convinces Dylan to emerge from the shrubbery – where she knows he has been hiding for some time.
“April and Dylan have a special bond,” our Emmerdale source reminds us. “So, when Laurel becomes convinced that someone is lurking in the hedges, and April’s eye is also caught by something unusual, it’s not long before she tries to coax Dylan out.
“At the graveyard, she lays flowers down for Donna, then successfully convinces Dylan to show his face before the pair share an honest chat.”
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On the graveyard bench, Dylan confides in his friend that he’s now clean from drugs, as April feels pleased to have her close pal back in her orbit.
But unbeknownst to April, Dylan is dealing with a nasty injury from a break-in at Butler’s Farm, in which Kyle stabbed the teenager with a pitchfork.
And later, when Dylan settles down to sleep at the cricket pavilion, it becomes clear that his wound is still in a bad way.
“Poor Dylan! Given that he was attacked with such a dangerous weapon, you can imagine the extent of the injury,” our insider continues. “It’s even more concerning that he hasn’t sought medical treatment and is sleeping rough while the damage goes untreated.
“Let’s just hope that he can either find the help he needs, or that he manages to recover in good time…”
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Later in the week, Dylan and April meet for another catch-up and put together plans for a date. When the time comes, Dylan heads into the village to meet April, but quickly retreats when he spots dangerous newcomer Ray in conversation with Moira Dingle. But why does Dylan feel the need to leg it?
Meanwhile, April receives difficult news when Belle Dingle acts on Marlon Dingle’s request to revoke his daughter’s apprenticeship at Take A Vow.
At The Woolpack, Belle sits down with her young colleague and explains that they can’t work together any more – however, astute April quickly susses out that her meddling dad is behind her boss’s change of heart.
Determined, April confronts Marlon and successfully persuades him to change his mind.
But with Dylan back in town, how much time and energy will April invest in her old friend? And can the homeless teenager recover from his brutal stab wound all on his own?
Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV1, and streams on ITVX.
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