Putting defences up

Last year late-September she realized that she likes the guy she allegedly hated. Turns out she never had any kind of negative feelings for him. They were neighbours, so she had the perfect chance to talk to him...actually they never spoke, though they were neighbours for 7-8 years.
Nope she wasn't an introvert, she loved talking to people making new friends, acting crazy and being a drama queen. Yet whenever he was around she became nervous, it felt as if she has run out of breathe and her acts seemed like a cry for help. She was in love with the most amazing boy she has ever met. It took her 3 years to know why she acted like that when he was around. She wanted to speak to him, because she didn't want to waste time like she had done in the past. She laughed and told her best friend, "it's just something that happens to people in love." Her best friend was excited for her, once the best friend knew everything about him, the girl was encouraged to talk to him. She was supposed to start by being friends...
There were certain things that she never saw, and when people told her about it, she denied it. There were numerous times her friends told he was looking at her...maybe he had interest in her too, yet she always said it’s nonsense...no one can possibly love a klutz like her. He wasn't looking at her, he must looking at someone or something else. Was she stupid to think that? It's up to you to decide.
Getting back to the plan, she had said yes but she knew she can't talk to him. She asks others to be brave, when she herself isn't. She sometimes did consciously avoid him, and didn't speak in front of him...that reminds me has he ever heard her voice...? As time came near to day of her finally speaking to him she came up with new excuses, like it was kind of fixed that she will be leaving town or maybe even the country after three years, so she said it’s impossible to be his really close friend then, and being the love interest...it's something they shouldn’t even consider. And he won't follow her to where ever she goes. So no, she should give up her hopeless dream.
It isn't her fault. She has been pulled out of the land of fairy tales too early. She knows he reminds her of the guy she first fell for, and that resemblance makes her push him and her feelings away from her. She is unconsciously believing he might be like the first guy, yet she is trying hard not to believe. All the things that she is doing...all this not letting her heart win, it’s just her defences against love. Her defence system is really strong, and hasn't yet learned the way to bring it down.
In the future we might see her with the guy...or her defence having been able to get rid of the feeling called love...well ti