I confessed to my bestfriend and got rejected

So for context me 16 m (5'4) confessed to my girl bestfriend for 9 years now and she told me she liked me back but she wouldn't date me because I am short it's actually so crazy how people won't do what they want because they are worried about what others think and now I am just here things are awkward I risked it all for nothing fuck 🤦🏾‍♂️

Edit: I know alot of people are saying we shouldn't be friends but I can't stop being friends with her because she doesn't like me over a certain quality, also her being my bestfriend doesn't oblige her to being in a relationship with me when I ask, if she doesn't want she doesn't want I talked to her today and there are no hard feelings even after I asked and got rejected there were no hard feelings we just continued through out our day as normal. So guys it's okay things happen and like some of you said in the comments I am still in highschool and people often only look at the superficial aspects of people they want and it gets better as you go aslong as you are confident in yourself, I have also become more confident in myself and I nolonger really worry about my height belive it or not in these few days after posting this and reading the comments thank you all and take care 🙏🏾