Grue wrote:
Age of consent with parents' permission is 16 where I live.
The "paedophile" comment made me laugh for exactly this reason, a lot of Americans don't seem to realise that the age of consent isn't 18 everywhere in the world. "Half your age plus 7" does apply everywhere though, she fails by 10 years and you fail by 20
I doubt she is attracted to you romantically or sexually, though it is possible (particularly romantically). Maybe she just thinks you are interesting, or wants to repay a favour you didn't even realise you'd given.