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

This week I asked a girl whom I've known for a year to prom after speaking with a close-friend of mine, and being informed that the girl in question wanted to go to prom with me as more-than-friends.

I was elated, but today was informed that she only wishes to go as friends due to "Not wanting to jeopardize the friendship.". I was told by her friend that she still was very much excited to go to prom with me, but "doesn't want it to change anything between us.". I'll admit that hearing this stung a bit, as I have grown rather fond of her over the past month or so. As of now the plan is to just go with her and ignore my feelings in order to make her night as special as possible.

Reddit, how should I handle this, any advice would be greatly appreciated.
<bot>: Asked female friend to prom under the assumption she had similar feelings towards me, which may not have been true after all.