So I have this junior friend from my college in my department. I graduated last year. But I hangout regularly with my gang from college. This girl I am talking about, we were together in 2 clubs jn college. So we regularly met and talked a lot.

I like her. No romantically but as a friend. She has same level of wierd ness and goofiness as mine. Now I have best friends from her year who regularly hangout with her.

I really like her as a friend. And want her to be my friend but after saying NO she might get hurt. Of course I can't hangout regularly with her like before, we meet once a month or once in 3 months.

So few days ago she asked for my help to go somewhere as I told her I'll be in same area of our college (She lives in hostel and I am resident of city). So I just said hop on. Later we planned dinner get together with gang, a lot of guys and gals came in but she couldn't because her sister was visiting her, she told me this and I said "okay" because I understand and didn't want to force her, because everyone was asking her to come and I just said "leave it nahi aa sakte to kyu hi". But then she thought I was pissed off and then when I went home, I slept on sofa watched TV and slept, she messaged me atleast 50-100 times. I saw the messages other day and was baffled. I replied "it's okay" Then she was relieved.

That's the story behind two pictures attached. After that I told my best friends about this in a casual way "Arey she thought I was pissed off" they shared eye contact with each other , then blurted it out "She likes you"

Reason behind these pictures is, I actually thought she was concerned that I am pissed on her because I thought she thinks of me as an inspiring senior 😭 because I am so smart and intelligent 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

So before she asks me out (my friends told me she is planning to) how do I reject her subtly such that she won't get hurt?

Plus she is genuinely good looking a lot of guys asked her out in these 2-3 years. She rejected them all. But I don't feel any kind of romantic feelings towards her 😶 Just a friend. Who is weirdo like me. Goofy like me and my partner in crime.

Pata hai aaj kya hua? Yahi sab to bataya. Pura upar ka padho aur bhai ki help karo.

How do I say NO to my friend without getting her feelings hurt?