I think they were getting to know her and dusnt trust her fully yet.
Eleven escaped from a lab and wasn't given a proper raising. She was basically given to a greedy, manipulative scientist who didn't care about her and exploited her talents.
She was treated shabbily in general in life up to that point, and even then she only used her powers if some kind of threat was posed. None of the boys ever got to beyond ostracizing her in the heat of the moment.
Moreover, by the time of her falling out with Mike she had already established a strong bond with him.
What were her other options?
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They treated her pretty tame for kids.
How did Mike treat her shabbily? He seemed to empathize with her from the very beginning. At first Dustin and Lucas both treated her like a freak. Lucas continued to resent her for a while but that was only because she was coming between him and his friend, and 12 year olds tend to deal with their emotions by acting out. And keep in mind: none of them had any real idea what was going on or what her situation was. They didn't keep acting that way toward her after they knew.
Eleven unfortunately was used to much worse treatment. The man pretending to be her father was highly manipulative, doling out affection when she did what he wanted and being very cold to her when she didn't. Even the negative reactions of her new friends were at least honest.
Lucas was the most annoying part of the show, I half hoped he would get taken away at some stage by the monster.
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