So there's this one girl, she's really nice and I actually like her. Unfortunately, one day a bunch of people began spreading rumors about how I had a "thing'' for her, and she ended up finding out and questioning me about it. I thought it was early to start confessing, I've only really begun to know her for about a month or two. I negated it the first time, but she INSISTED. So I gave in. She ended up rejecting me, saying that she's not ready to start dating and that she hasn't really thought of me in that way. It really startled the both of us since we had no idea of this rumor prior to that. She said that she didn't want this to ruin our friendship. Is it still possible, or is it a lost cause at this point in time? If still possible, what should I do? :/