"The path of true love never did run smooth." ~The Bard

why this quote qould be applicable to the current friend situation, i don't know. it's definitely not true love, and it's not even true like between them! unfortunately, i just discovered that the young man in question is indeed enamored of my friend. she initially had intended to convey to him, by means of his best friend, the idea that she only wants to be friends. unfortunately, the best friend told me in math class that he will tell his buddy no such message, since guys don't do things like that when its likely the messenger will be shot. he thinks my friend should be telling him this herself. it's still possible that he only thinks he likes her because he thinks she likes him back, a case of that old "look-like" syndrome that we defined a few years ago.
and in case anyone's wondering, yes, writing without using proper nouns is a pain in the ass. even though anyone who has access to this page most likely knows all the details of this situation already, i still don't feel comfortable throwing everything out there onto the great wide web. but wait, this is a private page, so only the people who know my address can read it....anyway, i will continue with my small attempt at secrecy. i am a secret agent hahaha.