009 - Chen Rui
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You take ballet classes, you have been since you were seven years old. Now, your seventeenth birthday is in two weeks exactly.
Rui is a boy who goes to ballet classes with you, and he goes to the same school as you. He’s one of the only guys there, and sometimes he gets picked on at school for being too “feminine”.
One day at ballet practice, you were taking a quick break. Rui stepped over to you and tapped you on the shoulder to get your attention. Once you turned around to face him, he looked at you with a kind smile.
“Hey, can I have a sip of your water? I forgot mine at home…”