I confessed my attraction to a very close friend

We hang out for two years now.. when we met i was hitting on her, but we ended up bonding. I confessed, and she laughed and said “awkward silence”. But im now thinking about it... she didnt said “no”... does this mean i have a shot?

I don't think you have a shot, no.

It seems she didn't know how to be direct when you confessed on the spot, so she used the "awkward silence" as way of avoiding hurting your feelings and saying no.

When did you tell her your feelings? Today, yesterday or last week or last month etc?

My impression, you are friends zoned sorry. No one likes being put on the spot. MissCanuck is right, The "let you down gently" is what "awkward silence" means. BUT,

You want to ask her out then ask her out and see.....up to you. Basically you should have asked her on a date instead of blurting out you had feelings for her. It's better to work up to it. Confessing you have feelings should come after some dates.

Aww, OP. I'm sorry. That was really brave of you to put your feelings out there. She didn't handle the response very well.

Sometimes people just can't handle honest feelings like that. They go to humor or avoidance.

What are your ages?

She wants to remain friends and nothing more.

No, you don't have a shot. Be a good friend and leave it at that.

I think that she wants to keep it platonic.

Don't overthink it. If it was a yes, she would have said yes. She could change her mind, but it's not likely and she'll let you know if she does. Instead, just try to be her friend.