New Delhi: A woman opened an Instagram account in a bid to look for her childhood friend and now her story has gone viral on the social media. Instagram user Neha opened a separate account with the sole purpose of finding her childhood friend Lakshita, whose full name she could not recollect.
Neha created a profile with the handle name @finding_lakshita. In the profile’s bio, she also added some information about her friend. “I'm on a mission to find my long lost childhood friend "Lakshita" age - 21. Her brother - Kunal,” she added. She also shared a single photo of her friend.
In a video shared on Instagram, Neha said that she even started messaging people with the same name as her friend on the social media until her efforts finally yielded results and she found her friend.
Neha also updated the bio of @finding_lakshita and added, "The mission was successful. I finally found her". Sharing the clip from her personal profile, Neha wrote, "Finalllyyyyy!!! I found you. Well... finding you wasn't easy but I did it anyway HAHA! Getting in touch with you after almost 18 years feels unreal".
"So I had a friend named "Lakshita" in LKG (2006). And she went to Jaipur so I lost contact with her. I couldn't even remember her surname... And then...," she added.
Moreover, her friend Lakshita also shared about their reunion on her Instagram story. She further shared a screenshot of a conversation between her and her friend Neha.
Meanwhile, the clip posted by Neha has garnered more than 7 million views and over 756,000 likes. It has also received several reactions from people. "You made me cry," commented Lakshita.
"I'm still searching for my childhood friend. I don't even have her picture hope I find her soon," wrote one internet user. "Littral definition of 'if they wanted they would'," said another. A third user wrote, "Finally found a precious reel". "Sometimes social media is a great way to help," said another.