I think it's perfectly natural to want to put on some degree of pretence, dalliance & not whole heartedly grab on to a relationship (friendships included) if one does not get a sense of security and affirmation from it at all.
"Okay. So what you're doing right now is called blurring the lines. High school is a caste system. Kids fall into certain slots. Your jocks, your popular kids, up in the penthouse. The invisibles and the kids playing live-action druids and trolls out in the forest, bottom floor. (Will: "And where do the glee kids lie?") Sub-basement."