MY MAN, (not yet though..) Options

[whatiismae]

okay. so, basically there's this guy at school i've been crushing on since forever. (probably about two years) we went to elementary school together, actually just 6-8th grade, and now we're in high school together. the thing is, we used to be pretty good friends, but now i'm having trouble talking to him because i haven't talked to him a long time. i've gotten with a new group of friends this year that he doesnt really like (what doesnt help is his stupid preppy friend who's always dissing on my friends). but i still like him!! i'm almost positive he used to like me too, but i dont know about it anymore. we sort of avoid each other and ignore each other. i just cant think of anything to say to him!! its so easy to be like, yeah i'll talk to him, but when i actually get the chance to do it, i back down. i took him to sadie but it didnt work out like i planned because i stuck with my friends and he sort of stuck with his, and we were separated for most of the night. its just that i miss him and how we used to be tight. we sort of have similar friends, but i'm breaking away into my "rebel" group (we go to a private school) and his friends are still stuck in their prudish mindset. i just dont really know what to do!! the way he acts sometimes makes me feel like he hates me, but sometimes i feel like he's looking at me, although i could be wrong. but i do catch him glancing at me every once and a while. i talked to a guy friend who he's friends with too, and he said that he's just really shy around girls. but i cant tell what's going on! i dont know what to get things moving again. what should i do about it? HELP!