Just when we thought Robbo was going to recover from his injuries, there was a twist of the most devastating kind. After saying what only he knew would be a final goodbye to the love of his life Jasmine (Sam Frost), Robbo (Jake Ryan) passed away in hospital – and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house.
WATCH: Heartbreak and devastation hit Summer Bay
This week, the grieving Summer Bay community gathers to lay Robbo to rest. And make no mistake about it, your heart will break for Jasmine.
Indeed, for a distraught Jasmine, nothing will be the same again.
“At first, Jasmine was in disbelief,” says Sam. “She kept thinking, ‘This is impossible! There’s just no way this could have happened.’
“She had all the hope in the world that Robbo would pull through. He was talking to her in the hospital and she thought he would be OK. Now her whole world has been turned upside down.
“Losing Robbo is simply the most devastating thing for Jasmine. He was her soulmate, the love of her life. All that she had in the Bay was Robbo, and for him to be taken away from her – and so suddenly – is excruciatingly painful.”
Indeed, at Robbo’s funeral, Jasmine’s grief turns to anger. What’s more, she suspects she hasn’t been told the entire truth about the circumstances surrounding Robbo’s death.
Breaking down, she screams at the casket, calling her late husband a liar – he had promised never to leave her.
Meanwhile, Robbo’s grief-stricken parents Wendy (Amanda Muggleton) and Ian (Frankie J. Holden) also struggle to get through the ceremony. For Ian, to deliver a eulogy about his beloved son is something no father should have to do.
Yet somehow, with Wendy’s support, he is able to pay his last respects to Robbo, as does Colby (Tim Franklin).
Meanwhile, will Jasmine be able to see a light at the end of the darkest tunnel in the weeks to come?
“She is a strong girl,” says Sam, “But I don’t know how she’s going to get through this. It will certainly take a long time. Jasmine loved Robbo with everything she had.”
For more, see this week’s New Idea – out now!
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