The first time I met her, was at a child trip to a kid library; she was an apartment neighbour, we all figured out on a common Whatsapp group that we had kids around the same age and decided to experiment a day out with the kids.

I noticed how among the other girls, she had an inherent charm, was super vivacious and seemed to effortlessly get along with the girls with an adorable sense of humour and a viral positive attitude. We met at similar play dates at the play area of our apartment, we took some time off as we noticed our kids bond with each other during these sessions.

Gradually, we began meeting often, mostly for tea and her tea could be boasted to be one of the most indescribably delicious ones across the continent. I cherished talking to her and during these conversations, she always unknowingly imparted life lessons. I was an over worried, ever paranoid, lamenting mum who was struggling to breathe, have some Me-time, space and she ended up being my outlet to vent, during this phase. I slowly realised how she was very structured and organised in the decisions she took in life and the way she managed herself during challenges. She was more, a bubbly fun loving girl, who understood the nuances of giving herself quality time as much as being a responsible mom-wife and handling the chores et al. She hardly had complaints and taught how to take positives from our lives. She cherished every moment, every relationship and managed to nurture these as well in her super busy schedule.

Of course along with imparting life lessons, we’ve had the craziest times; the best dinners, the creepiest conversations and the most ridiculous of jokes. She taught us that while being that amazing mum, it’s not wrong to let out the kid in you as well, sometimes.

I still don’t know, how could you manage to do so much in a day! The energy you have and the passion you show towards life, and the number of things you could do at a time.. still seems like a riddle.. what do you eat yaar!

You may be migrating to a far place soon… obviously life is such that we couldn’t be certain to be together always.. and things may also never be exactly the same again, but you were there for me when I needed a companion the most, and even if our conversations or the number of conversations we may have in future may get lesser, we will start exactly at the same page we’d left each time; we’d just be the same and you would inevitably be the inspiring, multi tasking positive person that I had always looked up to every single time!