Prieto moved to where the wooden stool was, and took it back into their neighbors kitchen where he carried it, and he went back inside the house to wait for his mother. His mother left the washed pepper in the baff, already the water in it had been let out completely. She pushed it under the kitchens covering. Walking into the kitchen to prepare what she intends. Prieto went back inside, his trip to Jos the next day was on his mind. He sat at the usual place in the parlour, ruminating his thoughts over the day activities, of the two Corpers James and Hammed.
They already layed a firm impression on his mind and he could see them, on the canvas of his thinking. As he navigate his thoughts, in ways that will make his way to the camp with the rest of his mate. Prieto already had it settled with, while thinking about the challenging ups and downs factor, attached to his forth coming experiences. As soon as his mother finished preparing the food in the kitchen, she brought them inside the house and placed it on the table. This time, the idea of eating was to eat together in one plate. Not just a plate but the type that could accommodate, the three of them. Neku had already arrived to the house, expecting his usual dinner. He was inside their mother's room sleeping half awake on the bed. "My son! Is your brother Neku back?", asking Prieto while she carried in other extra soup, and more supplement food like unripe plantain to the table where Prieto was. " Neku! Neku! Their mother called out to him, so he could join them at the table. Neku answered his mother, mummy! I am indoor". "I need you to come to the parlour and eat". "His mother said". Okay! am coming; Neku replied.
Their mother positioned a sit opposite the table, she brought another chair sitting next to Prieto. The chair she brought, which was placed opposite them was for Neku to sit on, while they all eat on the same table. Their mother was trying to keep a family union among themselves. Neku never had a dinner together, with his mother and his brother once. Nevertheless, he never complained to his mother that he wish to eat alone. He came outside from the room, after some few nap he had. "Neku come and sit down and let eat together", their mother said. Prieto rinsed his hand and open down all the bowl of food, that contains everything their mother had prepared. The smoky flame from the hot food, went up in the air with it aroma. Neku pushed his chair closer to the table, streched his hand into the bowl of water to rinse his hands too. Their mother did the same. Prieto launched and handful piece of "Eba" to his mouth, swallowing the morsel. His mother took hers and Neku did the same. Repeatedly, they both ate from the same plates altogether.
As the bowl of food get reduced as they eat, their mother served more food into the bowl for proper feeding. Neku just kept with the pace. Prieto said, "boy don't neglect the unripe plantain to, they were all meant for grabs", their mother laughed. Neku smiled, not uttering a word. Prieto asked; " is it because it not sweet?", but it will help build you a strong bone. "Eat it". "It's good for you as a growing boy". There mother kept laughing mildly, so she doesn't choke herself from the meal they were eating. "Prieto! She said, "you know you can be funny atimes". He answer his mother, "that is true mummy but we both know the substance from this unripe plantain is iron. And Iron, helps the human bone formation. The mother ate from the bowl containing the plantain, encouraging Neku to eat as well. Prieto ate and they were all satisfied.
Their mother prepared enough food that night, that they had to eat as much as they want to satisfaction. Prieto washed is hands to leave the table after he was done eating, and his mother questioned, "are you okay?", he answered yes. And he got up with a cup of water in his hand, already he was sweating from the heating effect of the food, he went outside of the house to get fresh air, while his mother and Neku finished the rest of the food. Prieto stayed inside the chilling effect of the breeze, blowing outdoors and thought about his trip to Jos the next day.
His mind revolving round the reality, that was beckoning on him. Prieto knew that by this time he was at the night tomorrow, he would be in "Yankari" Jos. He was equally anticipating and looking forward to be there. When his mother finished eating, leaving Neku on the table to finish up the remaining food, she stepped outside the house to meet with her son Prieto, in the chilling breeze. Oooop! She sighed. Asking Prieto if he enjoyed the food. "Am sure you are already prepared for your traveling very early tomorrow morning?", she asked. Prieto answered, "sure ma". "I will be praying for you", his mother said, nothing bad will happen to you, except good things.
The two of them sat next to each other in the blowing breeze, as the day sunk into the night till they went to bed. It's was almost getting to midnight, Prieto went straight into his mothers bedroom while his mother took her Head gear, and went in after him closing the door to the entrance with a bolt. Neku already spread his mattress, at the side wall of the parlour. He was already fast asleep. Everywhere was silent, the midnight nature of a time to remember. It was as if a beckoning rest appealed to Prieto. He needed to sleep, the food he ate weighed heavily on him, so he went Inside the room to sleep while his mother slept at the parlour section with Neku.
The night was quiet and virtually everyone in the village premises, already gone indoor on closed doors. Prieto slept off immediately, as soon as his body layed on the old bed in his mother's room. He was undoubtedly tired, with the extra weight of food in his body. His muscles sunk into relaxation, he could feel the effect of the metabolism going on in him, while he layed to rest. The more he strech his feet, the more relaxed the tension in his muscles reliefs. This made him travel deep, into the peaceful world of slumber. The rat inside the room were taking turns, competing for crumbs on the floor, on the remnants that dropped down from the union meal.