Hi Melvin, after reading your story I absolutely had to sign up and write to you.
I experienced a similar story to you when I was 16, I met this girl (also 16) from a two-week summer camp and it was the first time in my life that I felt loving feelings for a girl. At that moment no other girl in the world mattered for me. We both had feelings for each other but we never openly admitted our feelings to each other until after those two weeks. We exchanged contact details and continued to talk to each other after the camp.
However, we both led busy lives as aspiring students, we lived about 3 hours' drive from each other, and both my parents and her parents were very strict and would not have allowed us to meet up. In the end, we only managed to meet up once very briefly after our confessions, but it was a sad encounter as we both knew a relationship was not possible. Since then we both faded away from each other's lives as little by little our contact ceased.
Your situation is a little different, you're closer to each other and could meet up more easily if you both wanted to.
Whatever you do, don't change. Stay yourself. You are very intelligent, witty, and caring. You are also a very talented artist! If unfortunately despite your best efforts, she isn't interested in you for whatever reason, don't feel too down about it and have faith that the perfect girl for you who appreciates you for who you are will one day come into your life.
It's worth giving one last enormous effort for Sophy, than not do anything and regretting or wondering 'what if?'
I wish you all the best for the future, with or without Sophy.
