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1、SydneySheldon-IfTomorrowComesIfTomorrowComesSydneySheldonHmmm,lookslikeanothergeniegotoutofthebottleMeFictionScannedandfullyproofedbynihua,2002-03-24v4.1CR/LFsremovedandformattingtidied.pdbconversionbybigjoe.IFTOMORROWCOMESbySidneySheldon,©1985BOOKONEChapter01NewOrleansTHURSDAY,FEBRUAR
2、Y20---11:00P.M.Sheundressedslowly,dreamily,andwhenshewasnaked,sheselectedabrightrednegligeetowearsothatthebloodwouldnotshow.DorisWhitneylookedaroundthebedroomforthelasttimetomakecertainthatthepleasantroom,growndearoverthepastthirtyyears,wasneatandtidy.Sheopenedthedrawerofthebedsidetabl
3、eandcarefullyremovedthegun.Itwasshinyblack,andterrifyinglycold.Sheplaceditnexttothetelephoneanddialedherdaughter'snumberinPhiladelphia.Shelistenedtotheechoofthedistantringing.Andthentherewasasoft"Hello?""Tracy...Ijustfeltlikehearingthesoundofyourvoice,darling.""Whatanicesurprise,Mother
4、.""IhopeIdidn'twakeyouup.""No.Iwasreading.Justgettingreadytogotosleep.CharlesandIweregoingoutfordinner,buttheweather'stoonasty.It'ssnowinghardhere.What'sitdoingthere?"DearGod,we'retalkingabouttheweather,DorisWhitneythought,whenthere'ssomuchIwanttotellher.Andcan't."Mother?Areyouthere?"D
5、orisWhitneystaredoutthewindow."It'sraining."Andshethought,Howmelodramaticallyappropriate.LikeanAlfredHitchcockmovie."What'sthatnoise?"Tracyasked.Thunder.Toodeeplywrappedinherthoughts,Dorishadnotbeenawareofit.NewOrleanswashavingastorm.Continuedrain,theweathermanhadsaid.Sixty-sixdegreesi
6、nNewOrleans.Byeveningtherainwillbeturningtothundershowers.Besuretocarryyourumbrellas.Shewouldnotneedanumbrella."That'sthunder,Tracy."Sheforcedanoteofcheerfulnessintohervoice."Tellmewhat'shappeninginPhiladelphia.""Ifeellikeaprincessinafairytale,Mother,"Tracysaid."Ineverbelievedanyonecou
7、ldbesohappy.TomorrownightI'mmeetingCharles'sparents."Shedeepenedhervoiceasthoughmakingapronouncement."TheStanhopes,ofChestnutHill,"shesighed."They'reaninstitution.Ihavebutterfliesthesizeofdinosaurs.""Don'tworry.They'llloveyou,darling.""Charlessaysitdoesn'tmatter.Helovesme.AndIadorehi
