Emmerdale spoilers follow.
Emmerdale teen Gabby Thomas wins sympathy from Leyla Harding tonight (August 17) as they have a heart-to-heart.
Gabby (Rosie Bentham) opens up to Leyla in the aftermath of their recent stalker drama, which has surprisingly brought them closer together.
Monday's episode sees Leyla (Roxy Shahidi) try to reason with Gabby after finding her with her bags packed, ready to leave the village.
Leyla encourages Gabby to stick around with people who love her, rather than gambling on an uncertain future by going elsewhere.
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When Leyla brings up Gabby's list of recent sinister behaviour – including twice breaking into the Take a Vow office – she's surprised as she hears more about her tormentor's real motivations.
Although Gabby wanted to make Leyla pay for dating Liam Cavanagh so soon after Bernice's departure, Leyla soon discovers there was much more to it.
Gabby explains how lonely she's felt in recent months, with family members like Laurel and Diane failing to notice her.
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It seems that Gabby's antics were a cry for help, wanting someone to notice her, as well as unfairly blaming Leyla for everything wrong in her life.
Gabby admits that, following Bernice's refusal to let her come and join her in Australia, she now feels worse than ever.
Leyla feels terrible, but what is the best way forward for Gabby now?
Emmerdale airs tonight at 7pm on ITV.
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