if she has heard the rumours abt u liking her and is avoiding u
becos of that, then i’m sorry, i guess it’s quite clear she doesn’t
think of u as anything more than her friend. if you persevere and
force your feelings on her, u’ll only succeed in making her feel
resentful towards u. if you really want this to work, maybe u could
back off a little and show her that u only want to b her friend and
hopefully, something can happen out of this friendship after ure
both closer to each other.