.............And I lost my friend

I had this friend of mine,whom not only i loved,but our whole batch in school cherished.She was adorable,sweet,intelligent & always wore that infectious smile on her lips which kept everybody around her happy.She was the topper of both 10th & 12th std. in our batch.Her name truly described her qualities.She was Mehak Luthra,an integral part of the group of we,4 friends,myself,Ayush Suppu & Mehak.....We used to gather for parties,for studies,for meeting each other after we all left for our colleges.Each time,we 4 were free,we used to meet at Suppu's or my place.It was so fun.She was different than others.She lived with her single parent,her mother & two of her brothers lived with her father.She had a very rich background but she did never complain her mother for letting her live without any facilities.She had a desire to fulfil every dream of her mother because she knew that her mother was living with a heavy heart.Her mother separated with her father because of his infidelity.This phase of life was unbearable & un recoverable as well.She wanted to be an engineer cracking the IIT-JEE but her mother,who herself was a dentist,wanted her to become a dentist too.She,therefore,opted for her mother's choice & took admission in a medical college in Meerut,Subharti.She was among good students there also.We met a several times after her admission there.It was my 2nd year of B.Tech i.e 2005.I had a sessional next day.My mother called me up & told me that an accident occured in Meerut & Mehak was missing since then.I started calling her no. but of no consequence.I tried other friend's no.s but I didn't get to talk to any of them.Then I got Ayush's call who was the closest to Mehak of all of us.I asked him about any news regarding Mehak.He said,"Vo mil gayi".And as i listened that,i started sighing with relief and asked him,"kya hua tha,thik hai ab vo?".I got the answer,"dead body mili hai".There was just silence following this.After a pause,he told that she & aunty(her mother) went to Victoria Park where there was a consumer goods' fair.She was 95% burnt & was identified by her clothing and accessories.Aunty was 65% burnt & was referred to Safdarjung Hospital,New Delhi.That was the day calling for Mehak's departure from this world.Otherwise she wouldn't have gone there on that fateful evening.Ayush & Mehak had a plan of meeting in Meerut itself.But suddenly,her father called her saying,he would come ther to meet her.She refused Ayush to come that day & went with her mother to Victoria Park for a timepass because her father again called her up to cancel the plan.Again,a lady who was outside the park's entrance on that day,told that both Mehak & aunty had come out of the park before the fire broke out.But then Mehak,who was very fond of cosmetics,went in again to buy some of them,leaving aunty outside.And that was the instant,that took away our beloved Mehak from us.After this,aunty also got inside to look for Mehak,but fainted & burnt herself to 65%.Ayush was dumb for the next few days.He called me the next day of this incident & said,"yaar pura din ho gaya hai,par Mehak ka koi fone nai aaya aaj,koi sms bhi nai mila.Vo to roj phone karti thi.Uska no. bhi nahi mil raha hai.pata nahi kya hua hai?" I was scared to listen these things from Ayush .After exactly a week,aunty also succumbed to injuries.We did not even get to see her in the last ceremonies.She was a gem of a person,an epitome of all good qualities.Her birthday fell on 8th nov. & we still miss her a lot.She has left a vaccuum in our lives which nobody can fill up by any means because God creates angels rarely just to remind us of His power.She was a person,who,despite being sad for herself & her mother,made others laugh.We love her a lot.And we can never forget her charming smile.Her physical appearence amongst us is something we desire,but her spiritual presence is something,we have.Love you Mehak.........