'ANGEL' in every sense

Anita......In one word if I want to say anything about Anita then
it is 'ANGEL' in every sense. She was an angel in every sense of the word.

I have known Anita as a polite and kind person from 1990 when she first joined our group of friends in degree college. Since then she has been one of my dear friends. One of my cherished memory of us was our 'sleep over' in Om Nagar along with another friend Indira. After planning ,we went around the city buying all our favourite junk
food for the night. As it was in the early years of our married life we had great fun talking and discussing all the girlie things.

Even though Anita was in US after marriage,she made frequent long trips to India and we friends used to tease her about it a lot. Anita and I shared a common interest in soft ,romantic movies and we used to call them as 'our kind of films'. If any one of us missed watching a particular movie then we used to ask each other if it was 'our kind of film'. And if we watched them together then we used to discuss about them for hours together and add our special touch to them in our discussions. That's the way it always was.

When we first heard about Anita's illness we friends were in a great shock and we did not know how to approach her with it when she came to India 3 years back. But Anita being Anita never once made it to be a big issue and carried on with her life with the same zest. Sometimes I used to wonder from where she got all the energy. Then immediately one name used to strike me -- Raghu. He has been a great pillar of strength for her through thick and thin....In fact she was very lucky to have such a great supporting family.

The last time I saw Anita in her usual happy self was on her birthday - 6 Aug 2009. I remember Narmada Aunty telling me that Raghu asked Anita if she wanted anything for her Birthday and she said, she wants her close friends to be invited. That's how much she loved her friends and I am very proud to say that I was one of them. Some times I wonder why God has been so unkind for such a loving person. May be God wants all the best and beautiful flowers for his garden and who else can it be for him other than my beloved friend.

May God give Raghu ,Neil and Ved all the strength to go on with their lives .Even though Neil and Ved are very young ,specially Ved, I still think they will carry the loving memories of their mother and her values into their future because that is the touch of my beloved friend.

Anita.....

Deep in my heart your - memories are kept
I love you too dearly to ever-forget
Silent thoughts bring many a tear
My love for you shall ever be dear.

Miss you my friend.

love
Keerthi Mandadi Reddy.