Chapter 13: Launch Event
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February 2nd, 2010.
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The Next Morning.
By 10 a.m., one of the sections in the independent bookstore called Books & Books in Miami, FL, started to buzz in preparation for the launch event of a book.
Regal and Gwendolyn arrived thirty minutes later. By then, the space was alive with activity.
Everleaf Press ground staff were already done with the main things, like setting up the stage with decoration works ongoing.
Overall, the empty venue space slowly began to take the shape of an official event.
Regal didn't hang back.
He jumped in to help where he could, his eyes catching the simple but thoughtful setup.
A five-foot-tall banner featuring the cover of [Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone] stood as the centerpiece, and fresh flowers dotted the tables, giving everything a neat, welcoming vibe.
The seats were arranged in a tidy semicircle, around the small stage - enough to hold 30 to 50 guests.