Should I be upfront about my feelings?

So I’m a really shy girl, and talking about my feelings makes me uncomfortable. But once you get to know me you’ll realize I have a whole bunch of confidence hidden away inside that I normally don’t show.

It’s the end of the year and since I’ve actually got more confidence than I lead on, I decided to put my actual crush down as my “crush” in the yearbook. I dunno I think it’s really brave and it was kinda my way of “putting myself out there” without actually having to go tell my crush I like him. I’ve been trying to show him that I’M INTERESTED by asking him to dance at prom and trying to talk to him more, but there’s only so much I can do before I just come right out and ask him on a date?

I have NO IDEA if he’s interested in me, and in complete honestly getting rejected would blow a lot of my self confidence since I’m genuinely interested in getting to know this guy... He’s mentioned meeting up and chatting over summer break, but he’s very polite and kind like that to everyone? I just don’t know WHEN or IF it’s a good idea to ask him out or just tell him I REALLY like him?