Episode 6291

Extended Summary

Horrified at the state of Tank’s room, Evelyn moves into the lounge, where she feels even more out of her depth, as she turns down Azza’s offer of a beer, and watches football with Tank’s housemates. Meanwhile at home, Oscar tells Leah that he gets a weird vibe around Tank, unsettling her. Zac checks if Oscar knows if Tank’s done anything that they should know about, but he doesn’t, he just thinks they should keep an eye on him. Azza’s girlfriend Jem arrives with beers, and warns Evelyn to be careful – Tank has many issues, including committing to one girl. When Tank comes back into the room, Evelyn asks him to drive her home. In the car, Tank checks what the problem is, and Evelyn asks him if he’s cheating on her. Tank’s annoyed, and assures her that there is no-one else, and that Jem has it in for him. Evelyn believes every word, and they kiss. Tank takes Evelyn home, to find Leah and Zac waiting out the front for them. Tank agrees to come along to her group study session tomorrow, and drives off. Leah asks how the night went, and Evelyn glosses over it, not wanting to get into details.

The next day, Oscar tells Evelyn he doesn’t like Tank, but she tells him he should give Tank a chance, leaving Oscar worried about how invested Evelyn is getting. At the study session, Tank arrives late, and then flirts with Maddy behind Evelyn’s back. After Tank leaves, Maddy tells Oscar and Evelyn that Tank made a move on her. Evelyn gives him the benefit of the doubt, but Maddy is sure it happened, and it escalates into a fight, pushing Maddy to tell her she’s worried – Evelyn’s already had to take the morning-after pill. Oscar’s gobsmacked, and as they raise their voices, Leah and Zac enter, demanding to know what is going on. Evelyn tells Leah that Oscar is just being protective. Leah encourages her to consider if this is the best time for her to start a new relationship, with her exams only a few weeks away. Evelyn meets Tank at the pier, and she confronts him about what Maddy said. Tank denies the charge, and even though she believes him, Evelyn tells Tank that they should cool off a bit – they’re moving too fast, and she really has to take her study seriously now. But Tank’s insulted, and reads it as her breaking up with him. He moves off, upset, and won’t stop to let Evelyn explain herself. Has Evelyn lost Tank for good?

Phoebe struggles to write her speech for the twins memorial; she doesn’t want to copy and paste quotes and poems, she wants the words to come from her. Feeling for her, Ash offers to help, and Phoebe’s appreciative. It’s not easy for Kyle either, but Phoebe reminds him that it will hopefully give him some closure, and he may be able to do something other than make a speech.

As they head off to the memorial, Phoebe hesitates, and Ash understands – she doesn’t have go if it’s too hard. But Phoebe has to say goodbye, and steels herself for the heart-wrenching day ahead. With the group gathered on the beach, Phoebe throws out her notes, and makes a poignant speech, drawing smiles from everyone, and bringing her some comfort. Kyle surprises everyone by pouring his heart out with a touching song in memory of the twins. As the memorial ends, Phoebe tells Kyle his song was perfect, and she’s around for him to talk to anytime. He appreciates the offer of friendship.

At the memorial, Kat notices Ricky’s awkwardness around Nate. As Kyle performs his song, Ricky glances regretfully at Nate, disappointed she missed her chance to be with him. Kat sees this look, definitely suspicious that something is going on with Ricky, but shakes it off. After the memorial, Kat invites Ricky to have a drink with her and Nate at Angelo’s, but Ricky turns it down, leaving Kat even more curious. Kat visits Ricky at home, and tells her that she doesn’t have to keep her distance from Nate – she understands that nothing else is going on, and she is always welcome around them. But when Kat leaves, Ricky feels horrible. How is she going to make her feelings for Nate go away?