Cora (Dollar) POV
Ruby tried to put on a brave face, but I could tell she was as nervous as I was; this was new to both of us, the red carpet, that is. I have had media in my face before, but nothing like this; it's monumental.
The venue was perfect; the crowd waiting outside was expected. I felt it was a lot like being swamped by people at the town hall after presenting my proposed changes to the park. It overwhelmed me then; now times that by a hundred, no! Make that a thousand times bigger.
It was not late in the evening, only six o'clock, but the sun had set early, being the end of winter. This made the light appear brighter, filling the sky with beams of light and flashes of cameras in our faces. I held my head up high, a smile plastered on my face, Xavier's arm around my waist, gu
