Hello, my name is PheonixZZ and I have ran into a problem.
See, I'm 16, and I'm a senior in High school. I turn 17 in about 2 months. Last year, I had this algebra teacher. She is 30 years old, just recently got a divorce, and has 2 kids. Towards the end of the school, I began to have feelings for her, but I was afraid of the consequences that her and I would go through if I told her how I felt about her. My friends have said that I should go for it, but I have other thoughts. While thinking of "going for the goal", I thought about all of the things that she'd done to me last year, or signs of interest. Here they are:
Each time she sees me she's always smiling
Likes to lock eyes with me, even when I'm not looking at her
Always laughed at my jokes
She approached me for a hug on the last day of school. I didn't even expect a hug, as I heard that they can lead to serious situations.
And since I ride the school bus home, jokingly she had said, "You'd better catch your bus, I don't want to have to give you a ride home". I never even thought about "getting a ride home".
Also this school year, as I was walking down the hallway afterschool towards my bus, I walk past her without looking at her, and she says and greets my name in a voice that I thought, was a bit suggestive.
Looking at these signs, I think she has feelings for me as I do for her, but I don't know what to do. I don't want to end up getting her in trouble as myself as well. What should I do, and does she show interest in me?