he felt lost in a bone-dry desert , crawling on all fours looking for water under a blazing sun . `` it will be the first time in fourteen years , '' uncle drake pointed out . `` maybe the police found out and the freaks had to move on , '' i said . `` i wanted to take you someplace i love . '' it was made a few years before columbus is supposed to have discovered the new world . he laughed , even as he doubted it . his green eyes sparkled , reminding me of a dark wild forest . 