<human>: Summarize the given text in a few sentences.

I met a girl about a year ago through school, friends, stuff like that, and we became really good friends over this past year, and I really value this friendship. I started to have feelings for her at the start of this school year, and we would flirt alot, so I thought she felt the same way. A bit before christmas break I got the guts to ask her out, but she turned me down, saying she didn't feel the same way. It was a bit disappointing, but after a couple days I was over it. However since I've asked her out she has been really distant, and it has progressively gotten worse and worse, where it has gotten to the point where she will barely even speak to me and wont look at me. When I asked her about this she said it was because she heard from someone I still have feelings for her and I will "never give up on her." I have assured her that it's ok that she doesn't feel the same way, that all this not giving up on her is not true, and that I completely respect the fact that she doesn't feel the same way about me. I felt after the conversation things had improved, would get better, and we could return to how things were before I asked her out. However things have gotten even worse, its been a week and any time I try to talk to her she completely ignores me and whenever I text her, the only reasponce I get from her is "cool." I really care about this friendship and want to do all I can to salvage it. What should I do?
<bot>: I asked out a close friend, and now she doesn't want to have anything to do with me. I want to try to save the friendship.