How Do I Make Him Ask Me Out?

Question:

I just want to say thank you so much for the great Alice series books you’ve wrote!!
 
I am so sorry to bother you,but I am from Year 8,like Alice,and I liked a boy in Year 10.He is very nice and I just wished he could ask me out!!
 
I hope you will tell me how do I make him ask me out..
 
Phyllis replied:

Well, I suppose you could threaten to kill his dog or something if he doesn’t, but seriously, you can’t “make” anybody ask you out, and if you had to “make” him do it, would you really enjoy the evening?   The only thing you can hope for is that you are enough alike that you share a few common interests, you make him feel comfortable around you, and you let him know in little ways that you’re attracted to him–talking to him in the hall, sitting next to him when you get the chance–all the things that a guy might do to show he liked you–and then see what happens.