My “joke” to a friend made her feel self-conscious and I couldn’t stop crying

I was at a flea market with 2 of my friends when we went to a Korean BBQ and they both thought the guy working there was super cute (Im lesbian) so I jokingly said to one of them “I love you, girl, but you’re so awkward.” (bc of the way she interacted with the guy) without knowing how serious she would take it. I thought it was just a joke and I just wanted to make them laugh but I had no idea it would make her self-conscious. Then our other friend had to back her up and comfort her. I felt like the worst person in the world. I talked to them later and they said they knew that I didn’t mean it like that but I couldn’t stop crying. I had to keep my tears in at the flea market because I didn’t want anyone seeing. They don’t know how upset I was and I felt like if I cried in front of them, they would think I was playing the victim. I’m so sorry, I just felt the need to talk about this..