I had kind of the same situation except I risked it and asked her out, then literally broke down crying when she rejected me (so softly too). I argued about it and then said sorry and begged to be her friend. She said she felt unsafe around me because I said i was in love and couldnt stop thinking about her, and she broke it off. It was the most traumatic moment of my life and its been months and I still break down crying in public.

I also was going to tell her how I felt, just say I'm in love with her. Then I didnt just as you didnt, and that time she happened to tell me how she was raped and all the details of it. Carrying that burden alone as been hard to let go. My soul still hasnt been the same since.