Nikki,

Okay, so last year I liked this guy a lot, and he always flirted with me in Social Studies, like pulling my desk closer to his and moving my stuff to his desk. I never told my friend that I liked him but she must of known because she always told him in front of me that I liked him, and I would say stiff like "Shut up, *friend's name*!". But I think he thought that I was saying a didn't like him so he kinda stopped flirting with me. A little bit later, like a month, he started again, but then that same friend declared to me that she liked him. She asked Patrick out through a friend, and he wanted to stay friends so she went and found someone else over the summer. Now we're back in school and he's not in my team (In Eight Grade theres four teams, north, east, south, and west), and I haven't talked to him yet, and I don't have any classes with him. What should I do?

-Lolli

Dear Lolli,
Do you have Patricks email address? If so, why not email him casually, and build your relationship back up. Then, ask him if he wants to hang out some time. How about you, him, and some other friends (girls and guys) go to the movies to make him feel more comfortable.

I hope I could help you out! Good luck!

~Nikki