Help with a girl that may like me back?

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So there is this girl I have liked since 5th grade. I am a somewhat shy guy. But what makes it worse is, she is really popular and I am, well, not.

There have been signs to me that she likes me, an example is one time I asked her to sign something, and she signed it on the back in "big and swoopy" letters with a big heart below it. However, she does not even follow me on Instagram.

One time , she was talking to her friend near my desk before class started. I noticed she looked at me a couple times, so once when she did I brought my head up and looked back. She looked shocked and she said my name and tried to "play it off". Also, we grades each others quizzes, and she got mine. She said, across the class, "(My name), I got yours!" And she was sort of red faced. She would tell me good job and I got a good grade.

Today, we were doing something in class where we when do different stations and took notes on whatever it was. She and I ended up at the same station one time. And, she took the spot along the table next to me. We were there for a couple of minutes and for most of the time, we were touching each other. It was mainly our forearm to shoulder that were touching. And she didn't pull away even though she could have for a while.

Does she like me or is it just my imagination? And how should I talk to her without embarrassing myself? And what should I do next? Lastly, how can I start up a conversation with her?

Thanks

[Sydney]

I definitely think she likes you. If you want your friendship to bloom, just start up conversations with her so that you two become closer. She'll start to feel a lot more comfortable with you, and it guarantee she'll like you even more. She's definitely showing signs of wanting to become closer with you. I would want you to make a move if I were her.

[Sad and Single]

Hang out with her . Make conversation with her and eat lunch with her, and see where it goes .