First of all, I've been reading TRP reddit for a long time (1 year I think) even when in a LTR and agree with 99% of the content I find. This time I have a doubt I'm not sure how to deal with, so I'm asking to your help guys!

Sorry for my english, I'm Brazilian and studied it till I was 18, but never had the oportunity to practice going to the europe/north america. I didn't used a traslator either, so expect a lot of grammar mistakes. Hope you guys can understand it all and don't be mad with the mistakes.

BACKGROUND: I was really close to a girl 3 years ago (I was 17 by the time, so does she). My bestfriend was in a relationship with her, but she always teased, dance and gave me IOI all the time. We never kissed, got really close dancing and watching movies, but I never did anything because of my bro. But we used to party like 2-3 times a week together and just drink the whole night. When I started my last LTR (ended last month) I just move to my own way, since it wasn't healthy to keep the same habits I used to do, and I know some shit would happen and hurt my friendship or relationship.

Well, 3 years forward and here I am, single (recently, 2-3 weeks), and she started talking to me again. Started sending pics on snapchat, I sent some photos back and didn't took long to her ask me to call her on whatsapp, since she lost my number. It was last friday that this happened, so I had a pre party on saturday in my friend's house. I invited her and told she could bring a friend if she wanted. I was certain I was just hit her pretty soon to set things straight, even with my rusty game after a pretty long relationship. Then everything went WRONG. I drank too much and the girls arrived late on my friend's house and I couldn't do shit (was literally almost blackout)! The girls got pretty wasted soon too, so they don't even remember most of the night.

I lost the oportunity to myself.

Woke up next day (this sunday) a little regreted but had a great time anyway. I decided to spent my afternoon in a park, since the day was awesome and I invited her to come along, but she flanked saying that she was feeling like shit (hangover sucks), I said it was okay and went to the park by my own and had a good time, meditated and enjoyed the best way I could.

THE PROBLEM: I didn't talked to her (I wont give this slut free attention orbiting her) till yesterday when she sent me a text saying she was sad and asked if we could hang out to talk (crying emojis).

I was like, NO SHIT, this girl is fckng ready to friendzone me. I told her it was okay, everyone has bad days and yes, when I get some free time I will call her and ask her out (DID NOT MENTIONED I WAS GOING TO HELP HER).

SO, HERE IS THE DEAL: How the hell can I turn this around? Like really, if I ask her out, she will see it as a oportunity to talk to a friend, right? Should I try to just avoid the subject of her being sad and try to play normally? My ideia right now is to get a drink with her and just try to escalate quickly, so it will be clear what I want, is it a bad idea? Because really, IDGAF to be her friend, but she is hot af and I thought the chance to get laid with her was really on my way since she started talking to me the moment she realized I was single and she always was more talkative in the small conversations we had. What if she start talking about her problems? Should I try to help her or just ignore?

ABOUT MYSELF: I always was in LTR since my 16 years (two different relationships till now), but everytime I was single I could get girls like a normal guy, in parties and other stuff. My game is really rusty but I know I can do good. I'm 20, have a great social circle, I'm not ugly (would say 7/10, but wear glasses), good financially, engineer student, got a car, so life is kind of easy for me where I live. I'm trying my best to get fuckng away of blue pill, being reading a lot, improving myself, I'm socially active, easy talking with girls, have some female friends (mostly are my friends girlfriends), always present in social events, so I think is a matter of time till I get used to the single life again hahaha. But I feel that I can't miss this girl, like, honour feeling, although, I dont want to act like a beta sucker and get friendzoned when we go out, and even if I dont fuck her, I want to try my best.

Anyone has any tips how can I turn it in my favor? Any details to be analyzed?

tl;dr: A girl that used to hit me while she was in a LTR with a friend of mine started talking to me the moment I got single after years away. Asked me out to talk because she is feeling sad and I'm afraid of being friendzoned. How should I act?