<human>: I've talked to a girl for a while now, and we're fairly close. I've texted her every day since around 2 years ago. I liked her ever since I first met her, and I was pretty smitten. That was, until my best friend decided to date her.

Of course, this made things a bit... tense. But I tried to ignore it, and listen to her and help her, because I just couldn't tell the two how devastated I was, so I tried to help their relationship and fake being happy. (At the time, I thought this was a good idea.) They eventually broke up, and I consoled her as best I could.
The friend apologized and realized his mistakes, and I understood and forgave him. (As of right now, he and I are very close friends.) As time passed, I slowly ignored the feelings and forgot about them.

Fast forward to now, where I realize that I never really got over her, and I realize that I like her. A lot. However, due to previous events, I'm not sure if I am in the infamous friend zone. If I am, how do I get out of it and get to where I can ask her out?

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<bot>: I liked a girl, she and my best friend dated, we made up, but I like her again, but I might be friendzoned.