[URGENT] What does this mean?

[I love]

Well, there is this girl i REALLY like, and I don't know if she likes me back... i've been in love for about eight years... and haven;t given up.
So firstly, I am always nervous and act awkward around her, BUT... she acts the same; her best friend wrote on my twitter "[MY NAME IN CAPS] LOVES [CRUSHES NAME IN CAPS], the conversation went on and on and she eventually said this is awkward and it's always been awkward around us.
When I talk to other girls around her... or flirt, i guess, she get's all annoyed? and reacts with ignoring me, or speaking with eveyr male in the class but me... yes, it's what we ALWAYS do.
A week or so back, I thought she was angry at me, and avoiding me... but instead, she thought I WAS angry at her, this was a mistake... but do girls care if you're angry or not at them?
All her friends say to me "Ask her out, who knows? You may get a yes!" does this mean that they know she likes me?
She claims that i'm a flirt with all the reasons stated above...
She says that she likes another guy, but when anyone around me and her says the fact she likes him, she punches them, but when i'm at a distance she doesn't.
She looks at me in classes, and when I look back at her (it's rare, I promise you) she looks away REALLY quickly.
She asked me to walk with her a couple of weeks back, and I did, but I stayed silent as it was a REALLY short walk.
When both of us walk pass each other, I always face the left or right whilst she faces the other, avoiding eye contact... I avoid contact because i'm just nervous.. but why does she?
How do I start a conversation with her, it's awkward, around any other girls, I can DEFINITELY talk easy with them, but this girl is different, I can hardly say a thing.
Thank you

[Amanda]

Sounds like she probably likes you, a lot of tension between you two. If her friends are telling you to ask her out, it is probably because she wants you to! They would know best, I wouldn't wait TOO much longer, eventually she will get bored and move on.

[Aanaa Smith]

Maybe she probably likes you & wants to get over it.
She might have feelings aswell.
If you can't talk to her maybe she's trying to avoid you, so again, she can get over you, or she just doesn't like you, or thinks your trying to hard.
I think she likes you, to be fair.
Just give it some time, let her sort her self out, mentally.
Then, she might come back to you. If you notice shes acting differently, talk to her, then she might talk back.
If she doesn't, she probably doesn't like you. Then try talking to her, and make friends, etc.
Hope I helped, sorry. Hope it works out for you.

[David]

After eight years you still can't talk to here face to face? That does not sound like she is very important at all, not worth a real conversation. Why wait for something if you could maybe have it? TALK TO HER, don't twitter. If she likes you you can go out. And if she doesn't like you, which I doubt, she will say so and you won't waste another eight years. You never get anything if you do not actually try to get it; it doesn't just happen all by itself.

[dropsofsnow]

yes, girls care A LOT if you're angry or not angry at them.
i would try asking her out. usually when her friends tell you to ask her out, that means she most likely is attracted to you.

i'm guessing she says "i like another guy" so it won't be as awkward.
and: the thing about looking at each other in classes, that's a great sign that she likes you. try this: in class, look up at the clock. quickly look to her. if she's looking at the clock, that means that she was looking at you and followed your gaze towards it.

as for avoiding eye contact: she's most likely extremely nervous too. she's probably thinking "gosh, does he like me? is he gonna ask me out?" etc.

start being friends with her. sit with her at lunch. text her. call her. be friendly. then, if she really does like you, then you can ask her out.

good luck xx