How do I tell my childhood friend I have a crush on him?

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Well he doesn't have a phone, and I dont really want to approach him randomly, cause he's always around at least 2 of his friends, and none of them like me very much. They have no problem with me, they just don't really like me

I'm in a situation almost like that. I also have a crush on my childhood best friend. The only difference is what are main problems are. I've known him since I moved here 7, almost 8, years ago, and I realized just a few months ago that I liked him. Like, in February. Well, on October 30th, our church (we go to the same church) had out annual Fall Festival, and we had recently started getting closer. Talking all the time, he ways mde excuses to be really close to me. On that night, us and the other kids were playing hide and seek in the dark. He insisted on hiding with me, after I said I was gonna hide in the decorations trailer. So he was sitting with me in the dark, and I had started getting a headache from all the running around we were doing that day. From next to me, he offers me a hug, and because I'm a suckered for affectionate physical contact, eve though I can't initiate it, I took the chance and hugged him. We sat there for almost 5 minutes, just holding eachother while he was rubbing my waist and back. When that round had ended (they never found us btw), we played a few more, all of which he insisted on going with me wherever I hid. The last round he was able o do before going home,I had decided to go back to the trailer, since we were never caught. After I sat down, the door opened and he joined me. It was really dark, so I playednon my phone to pass time, and give off a little light. At some point, I started freaking out because he had placed his hand just over my kneecap and kept it there. When we heard his mom calling for him, we got up, and he asked for a hug before we went out. I agreed, and we hugged for about 6 seconds. But since that night, he hasn't spoken to me. We both ride the bus together, go to the same school, and go to church together. It hurts that I might have misunderstood the situation, and that he was just being caring. But I would at least like him to say something before I move during Christmas break. But I don't know how to ask

I was in this same situation years ago! I had a friend, then ended up with a crush on her brother. I told her first and she got super salty about it. It didn't make any sense to me... I think her main issue was the "you were my friend first but now you're with him" blah blah blah, I never understood it, and looking back now I think it was all rather ridiculous. If they already see you as family then what's wrong with you possibly becoming a literal part of the family? But also, I don't recommend joining a family where there's obvious tension about you. I think she needs time to come to terms with the idea. I would just stress to her that she's still your best friend no matter what, and you want to do everything you can to uphold that friendship regardless of how the feelings talk with with her brother goes. If it hurts to keep the crush in then definitely don't keep burying it just to appease her. Also realize that things might not go at all the way you want it to, just have some mental preparedness and weigh all the options. The way she's treating you right now is rude. If she needs time to process then she should tell you. You can tell her you don't appreciate it and you want to resolve it and keep the friendship alive. Unless she's a terrible friend... then just let it go. In my case I had to let her go cause she couldn't get over it and became super toxic. Her brother and I did end up together for a bit. She's still super toxic and I'm still friends with the brother even though the relationship didn't last. It's crazy how people do or don't mature in life.