Boy Help 😬🥺

alright so here’s the deal.

i like this guy. we’ve been friends for a long time, ever since 4th grade (i’m in 7th grade now). i just started liking him about a month ago because i thought he showed some interest in me. so of course, i started thinking about him as more than a friend which made me realize how awesome he is. he plays soccer, which i also play, he’s kind, funny, and smart. his smile is amazing and his laugh is just so freakin adorable! but now that i like him, i’m starting to try (key word: TRY) to flirt with him to show him i’m interested. i don’t have any classes with him, but every Friday both gym classes join together and you can either play basketball or walk around and talk. so me and him and my friend walk around and talk the whole time. me and my friend (we will just call her Suzzy and him Billy) always bug Billy about who he likes. he won’t tell us, and always makes up weird people (which is hilarious). well one day, as we are walking, i notice him looking at me after he says a joke, and then i notice he does it every time. one of his jokes was really funny, so i was laughing really hard and had to stop walking. Suzzy keeps walking (and now she likes him somewhat too, and she’s talking to him) and Billy starts to slow down and wait for me. then i kinda change where i’m walking, and shift to the other side and Billy follows me and just keeps talking. so basically i can’t tell if he likes me, or if it’s just because he’s a closer friend to me rather than Suzzy.

help please? (btw i get to see him tomorrow and he said he would tell me but i doubt it. i’ll keep you guys updated. oh and i was told today that some girl told him i liked him. we have only seen each other in the hallways since then, so i’m kinda nervous about what tomorrow’s going to be like, but he’s been cool about the whole thing and hasn’t mentioned it)