Does she like me or just want to be friends?

[Seeker123]

Hello to all.Please take your time to read and try to give your best answer.

 

I am 18 years old and the best male student in my class. I also participate in quiz programs and famous in my school. I became friends with a girl who's open to all and very friendly. She was nice towards me and became one of my best friends. She knew that I am a good person. She always flirted with me (which I realised that it's her nature to all of her friends) At the first time, she had a rough chance in knowing me but after that she started to stare, touch, talk a lot, etc.

I started to love her and after 4-5 months, I told her that I like her. Then she replied that she didn't think about me in 'THAT' way. I tried to convince her but she became angry and told that don't ever talk to her again. That hurted me a lot and I started to avoid talking or looking her. She also did the same thing and when it comes to hear something about me, she behaved like she hates me. But after about one month, we started competition with each other in studying. She became jealous and upset when I scored more marks than her in some subjects. Another thing, after breaking with me, she became friends with another guy who's a good friend of mine. When she scored more than me in one or two subs, she even told him that she's glad to defeat me and I am arrogant.

Anyway the truth is, I still love her. Now the situation is different. after 2-3 months, she started to mind me, but doesn't smile. Now she has courage to talk infront of me with someone. She tries to smile and talk to me even I avoid her and shows no interest. One of her best friends told me that she said she's sad that she can't talk to me and misses me. She has a lot of friends now and I am the only one who doesn't talk to her. But it's hard to think she loves me now because she always try to talk about exams now. Which means she ask questions like Did I wrote well, Will I beat her etc which sounds in a jealous way.She gives me positive and negative signs.Some friends say that I should wait and others say I should give up.I am confused.Please tell me that what she really thinks about me and I should love her or not.