just about a guy

so im a freshie😂 and like every other lil kid in highschool, ive got a bad "love life". theres one smart, awkward guy who ive liked for a year. last week of eighth grade, our super duper close friend told me he liked me & tried getting us together. now, about a month-ish later, its ninth grade and he avoids me like the bubonic plague. his friends have actually tried dragging him around school and getting him to talk to me but one of us always walks away with a hella red face. honestly, though, im not sure if i should tell him/his friends i dont like him as much. (mainly because of a cute& nice sophmore who actually talks to me, but theres more than just that😂) i feel like if i did it would hurt a really nice, shy dude who just cant talk to many people. sorry this is so long, but if i asked friends irl they'd tell me "he's too ugly, who cares if hes nice." or even "hookup with the sophmore, fuck the other guy" (ive asked two people in my squad, and they both said something along those lines) and i needed to rant.

//update// you guys are nice, but im not sure i can do the whole 'courageous' thing because i- 1, have anxiety. 2, just got my retainer which makes me talk funny, and 3, because two just wasnt enough, i have a stutter.