I would have said something to counter her words if not for the sake of our cover story.
"Am glad he was of help," the woman lowly bowed before turning to her son who was still tightly clutching to me.
"Let's go," she motioned for him to follow her, but he held on tightly to me.
"I don't want to go. I want to stay with my new friend with the sweet biscuits," he stubbornly held on tightly to me.
"Please Buchim. It's almost night time, and you know how much your father hates it when you don't return before then. "
The mother begged for the relentless boy to follow her, all to no avail. He clutched on to her like his whole life depends on it.
"i don't want to go back home! I will stay with my friend, " The stubborn boy was still showing no signs of leaving me. If anything, he was strong on his will of not leaving me.
"Buchim, it's okay. " I made him look at me "you can go on with your mother. Don't worry I will make sure to play with you tomorrow. "
The truth is.i don't want him to leave, but looking at the mother's face as she begged me is enough to make me release him.
" I don't want to go! I won't leave your side," he latched on to my stomach, but Ije was fast to separate him from me.
Thankfully, my mates weren't paying attention to us ever since Ije came here, if not they wouldn't have been calm about things.
"If you don't leave with your mom now, I won't be you friend. I will find another friend that's not you."
I threaten, knowing that's they only thing that will make him relent in his hold of me.
He pouts at me for a long time before nodding " I will come back to play with you tomorrow."
He locked his hand with his mother's, and allowed her take him home.
" Thank you," she gratefully smiled at me before walking home with her bouncing son.
Ije sighed when she sat on the blanket "you're the only one who can make a very strong friend minutes after arriving here."
"It's not my fault you're not as lovable as I am. " I winked at her.
*
My mates and the girls washed and arranged the huts, but only made two for us to live in.
The one at the right is for I and my mates, while the one on the left is for the girls.
The hit in the middle though cleaned, wasn't in use because we all thought it will be better we stay together in case something happens.
That was why my mates and I will share one, while the girls will share the other.
The arrangements according to outsiders will look normal because the girls are to share while the boys share one.
No one will even think twice about it, neither bate an eye at it at all.