Chapter 25
More than five days later, the Adelina finally neared our destination just as the sun started its downward journey. Da Rosa steered her into a small river that led to the island where Dr. Avila had set up his base camp. Trees and brush grew on it, and I had a sudden sense of déjà vu, of having been in this place before and that something very bad had happened here…
But then I laughed at myself. No, I hadn’t been here, it was just the dream I’d had the night Viejo had attacked me, nothing more. Frankly, if this was the reaction I had to it, I was glad I couldn’t remember many of the previous dreams I’d had.
The captain sounded the whistle to let the men at camp know we’d arrived, and he jockeyed us as close to the shore as possible.
“Why aren’t we getting closer?” Sam demande
