We made him open it last after he spent some time playing with his other presents. He went tearing all through the house on his new tractor.I’d been...anxious ever since Addie told me our parents had ‘done it’ to hear them tell us about it. I’d kind of forgotten about it during the party, but after all our friends went home and Kevin and Katie went to bed, Addie and I were both anxious. Our parents were a bit nervous, too.And naturally, Kevin was wound up and didn’t go to sleep until almost. . now you’re not.”“Yeah.” Alex’s smile vanished, and she stared into the darkness. “It’s amazing how quickly your future vanishes when you die. Death swallows everything up in an instant. People will tell you that your life passes before your eyes when you go. Those are the people who survive, the ones who talk about all your old regrets. Nobody tells you that the worst part is watching your future vanish, seeing all your hopes and dreams become a whisper of smoke you can no longer hold on to.”. I downloaded it, opened both files into the editing program and showed them about clips, timeline, transitions and the rest of it.“You take clips,” I explained, “that can be sections from one long file from one camera, or from different cameras covering the same scene from different angles, or from lots of different cameras and scenes that you put together to tell a story. You know how in a movie they show a hotel, then cut to a room and you know the room is in the hotel? And with plenty of. She let herself relax, and her aura shut off. She looked around at the other kids in the cafeteria."Relax, blondie, I don't think anyone saw anything." I hope not. I wish I could get better control of the glow." Keep your hormones in control and maybe you will," Erin teased.That night, Lightburst flew through the sky, her aura lighting a trail behind her. The wind blew through her air as she soared in the night, a huge smile on her face. God, she loved being able to fly. It was the coolest.