Give up on My love For You?

So i've liked you for about two years
and i want to say i love you
But my feelings that come around
when you are in my head
is Love. To me thats what it is
And the only reason i dont want to say
I love you is because i'm scared
of Rejection.
And even though i told you i liked you
you told me
" I only liked me as a friend but i don't want it to get awkward between us"
People ask me "You still like him?"
I struggle to answer Yes; as if they're asking me
since its a bad way.
But really i like him alot.
Even though he may never like me back
I don't want to give up
But a part of me wants to
After all the days i cried
for not being together
or my confused emotions
or the fact that it seems like we're not friends
or the actions he makes are confused signals
That means he may like me
or thats what i just want to believe.
Give up on my love for him?