There will of course be this feeling of awkwardness immediately
after the situation. Avoiding all contact with each other for a
while may be one way to go about it. This avoidance period will
serve to heal the "strained" process. As you busy getting on with
living your life, so will the significance of the rejection pale
and the awkward feeling bugging you lesser. When the akwardness
bugs tou to an insignificant level, then re-iinitiate contact.
Hopefully, she would also have gotten over the akwardness for you
two to resume where you guys have left it.........
In any case, rejecting you now doesn't mean you have no more
chance! She could be testing you for all you know! If you really
feel for the girl, you will not abandon hope on her after just one
rejection. You'll keep trying to win her affection!
Her rejecting you could mean that she's not ready for you at that
particular point in time, nothing else...... So it's your call
now:- Give up on the girl and forever be a loser or persevere in
your affection for the girl and stand a chance of winning her heart
eventually..... 