SIDNEY SHELDON
THE STARS SHINE DOWN
This one is for Morton Janklow,A Man for All Seasons
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The stars shine down
And watch us live Our little lives And weep for us.
MONET NODLEHS
Thursday, September 10, 1992 8:00 p.m.
The 727 was lost in a sea of cumulus clouds that tossed the plane around like a giant silver feather. The pilot’s worried voice came over the speaker.
‘Is your seat belt fastened, Miss Cameron?’
There was no response.
‘Miss Cameron … Miss Cameron …’
She was shaken out of a deep reverie. ‘Yes.’ Her thoughts had been drifting to happier times, happier places.
‘Are you all right? We should be out of this storm soon.’
‘I’m fine, Roger.’
Maybe we’ll get lucky and crash, Lara Cameron thought. It