As the story develops you can begin to see the relationship between Eleanor and Park develop. There is still a shy element to the relationship and everything still seems new, but Eleanor is now always visiting Park at his house. Eleanor has been very stubborn recently, she manages to take Parks words and change them into something negative when it is clear that Park doesn't mean to be rude or insulting in anyway. It seems that the two have really gotten into kissing a lot but Eleanor is still not comfortable about having Park at her place.
     Eleanors home life is still terrible. The abuse between her mother and Richie continues along with the disrespect for the kids. At one scene in the book, Richie fires off gun shots to scare away some neighboring kids and with no surprise Eleanor gets frightened and calls the police from a neighboring house (any reaction a normal person would have). When the police arrive Richie denies everything and tells Eleanor if she called the police again there would be trouble, considering Richie can get arrested for more that just having a gun. It's sad to think that Eleanor isn't safe anywhere, not even with the police.
https://www.childhelp.org/child-abuse-statistics/
http://www.shmoop.com/eleanor-and-park/suffering-quotes-2.html
http://www.breakpoint.org/features-columns/youth-reads/entry/40/21805