Former Best Friend

[queenofcontrariety]

For some ridiculous reason I thought it would be a good idea to text my former male best friend. About a year ago he was my only real friend on my team for robotics and we got really close even once the season ended. There was a period of time where he and I spoke basically every day and it was nice to have someone when I needed someone to talk to. Here's the sad part of the story: he caught feelings for me. I mean I always knew he liked me, but I always thought he was too much of a bitch to act on it, some friend I am... I told him to take the weekend to sort out his feelings and talk to me once he was better able to disconnect. Well he never texted me... we barely ever spoke. There was one time like two months later where he drove me to lunch and gave me my belated birthday present (a metal eagle he had welded at work over the summer). After that we haven't really spoken, maybe in a group of our teammates or if I can't reach or carry something but not on a personal level... I couldn't and never will be able to see he and I as a thing, but I miss our friendship. In a couple weeks we start travel season for robotics and I want to know that if I need an ally that I have him. In the time it's taken for me to type this I still haven't gotten a response, I know it's weird getting a text from someone out of the blue, but I know that after like an hour my anxiety is going to kick into high gear... well this was a story about a lost friendship, any advice on what to do next?

Update:
He finally responded and we're texting back and forth somewhat speratically but things are going better than I expected

[SethfromMI]

well hopefully things continue to improve :)