This guy's name is R.
I've been friends with R since sophomore year. We joked around a lot, and maybe flirted a little. My friends began to suspect that he had feelings for me, but I turned the idea down.

Then, my own feelings started to rise up. I flirted, but neither one of us ever admitted anything. I controlled my feelings because I wasn't ready for a relationship, and I didn't want to lose him as a friend. It wasn't until toward the end of last year that a friend of R's, K, asked if I had feelings for him. I confessed I did, and she told me that R feels the same way. Still, nothing happened.

Summer came, and R came to my piano recital. I remember him stepping out of my mom's car and saying to me, "It was an honor watching you play. Thank you for inviting me." I thought that was sweet.
He and I went to a nice dinner, but he made sure that I didn't think it was a date. He didn't want to be attached. I'd intended to let him know that I like him at the end of the dinner, but I didn't want to ruin the night by putting a heavy atmosphere on it.

Today, he and I were at 6th period together, and I decided to be honest. I told him I still like him, but again, R told me that he prefers to be single even though he likes me. After school, he told me that I'm in the middle of being a good friend and a potential girlfriend. -sigh- The friend zone.

The thing is, my feelings toward having a relationship is kind of the same. But I'd make an exception for him. He doesn't seem to want to do that, yet I really wish he would do the same for me, you know?
This is just...frustrating!

Although it's frustrating, theres nothing much you can do. All you can do is be patient and I guess, try to get close. But don't push fate, things could goooo wrooong.