Summary

In Chapter Thirty-three, Sabrina asks Eleanor about going to stay with Geoff the following summer. Eleanor now says she doesn't want to go but doesn't say it's because she doesn't want to be apart from Park. Park sleeps until noon on Christmas day. His gifts include a fifty-dollar gift certificate from the Drastic Plastic, a “punk record store downtown, some black sweatshirts, and a keyring from his dad. His father won't let him get his license until he masters the gears in the truck but Park is no longer particularly interested in taking the test.

Park and Eleanor talk about her home life and Park asks if she's afraid of Richie. She denies it, saying she just has to avoid him as much as possible. At noon, Sabrina makes Eleanor join the family for dinner. The meal is wonderful but Richie becomes violent...