After Connell had admitted to Marianne that he lovesloved her, he iswas more unsure about his admission. We got to knowlearned that LorainneLorianne knows about their relationship, and she is satisfied with the relationship. At school, Connell got very upset because all his friends were asking him about Marianne. He refused to tell them about her, and asked Rachel to the Debsdance. Connell told Lorianne that he is taking Rachel to the Debsdance instead of Marianne and she gotwas very annoyed. At the beginning, Lorianne thought at the beginning that Connell hashad kept his relationship with Marianne in secret because Mariann’sMarianne’s mother willwould not approve, but now she knows about Connell’s fearnessfear. Marianne’s brother, Alan, is as physically abusive as his father as well, and he also abuses Marianne. Her mother, Denise, doesn’t even care about that. Marianne got to know that Connell is taking Rachel to the Debs, shedance. She didn’t believe him that they arewere just friends and fell into a deep depression. She decided to study on her own and stop going to school. Lorianne was very sympathetic to her.