Connell and MarianneÔÇÖs relationship continues in secret and they sleep together for the first time. At school, Connell makes excuses for why he didnÔÇÖt see his friends at the weekend and evades questions on his motherÔÇÖs job at MarianneÔÇÖs house. A girl in his friendship group, Rachel, gets impatient with ConnellÔÇÖs lack of interest and tensions build for Connell.
