Honestly this kinda reminds me of my friend... She was obsessed over the cool ppl and desired to join them so much until I was rlly pissed... Then she came back to me only after she was left out by them, said she realised they were toxic... By then I had made other genuine friends but I still accepted her back which caused me to drift apart from my new friends...
Im still frnds w her to this day but honestly, idk if I made the right choice... I felt like she truly preferred the cool ppl (as seen from her obsession) but just couldn't get close to them, sometimes I wonder if she chose me due to her lack of options then... Felt different about her ever since all that
But she has improved from then and became a loyal frnd now. I just question my choice sometimes, when I think about all the other possible friendships I could have formed