<human>: Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?

So I like this girl and we could not be more different -- extremely similar backgrounds but drastically different personalities -- shes awkward and I'm very outgoing and friendly etc etc.  One of her "best friends" (who has had a crush on me since 8th grade) told me that this girl hates me, however I have no indication as to whether or not thats true.  

The girl talks to me quite often and many of my friends who are in the AP English class I have with her say that there is no way that she hates me based on her interactions with me.  Granted, she is a huge shift from girls that I typically pursue and as a result I have very little experience with girls who tend to lean more towards the awkward/geeky end of the spectrum.  Any advice would be gladly appreciated, and also pardon any spelling/grammar errors as I am typing this up rather quickly.
<bot>: How can i get an awkward girl to like a (somewhat) jocky guy, slight possibility she might already like me.