H0W D0 ii TELL MY BEST FRiEND ii LiKE HiM WiTH 0UT MESSiN UP 0UR FRiENDSHiP?

ME AND THIS BOY HAVE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE 3RD GRADE AND I NEVER REALISED HOW CUTE HE WAS..WE STARTED CHILLIN MORE BECAUSE HE JUST MOVED CLOSER TO ME . AND NOW ii LiKE HiM BUT iM N0T SURE iF ii SH0ULD TELL HiM 0R N0T .HES ALWAYS FLiRTiNG WiTH ME . BUT iM N0T SURE iF iTS HARMLESS FLiRTiN 0R iM TRYiN T0 GET WiT U FLiRTiNG