Friends and teachers mourn Suhavi, Ruveer

BHUBANESWAR: Friends and teachers of siblings

Suhavi

Singh, 12, and Ruveer Pal Singh, 4, are still in shock over their deaths in the pre-dawn fire that broke out in their house on Thursday.

The children's classmates and teachers gathered in mourning at SAI International School, where they studied, and described them as loving and jovial kids.

"Suhavi had won 1,000 chocolates during Unwind, an event in the school this year. She distributed them among the rest of us in class," said

Shraddha Kar

, one of her classmates.

Another friend,

Subham Sabat

, said Suhavi had helped him with his work after he missed school for two days. "She helped me complete my task by giving me her notebooks and encouraging me," he said. A third friend shared that whenever anyone teased her, Suhavi would come to her rescue.

Abhisek Nayak

, another friend, recalled, "She never said no to anyone. She has always been helpful and kind. She had taken her best friend Pallavi Tata's notebook on August 2 to complete her work, but could not give it back."

Class teacher, Sonali Dutta, added, "Suhavi completed her English task and submitted her notebook on Wednesday with a beautiful smile and said, 'Ma'am I am done'. I have checked it and it is still lying in the cupboard. She will never come back to take it."

Suhavi was the 'cupboard monitor' and her teachers described her as very organized in her work. The little girl was also fond of singing, dancing and cooking, said her friends.

"Once, Suhavi brought me a bun with chocolate stuffing, which she had made herself," the teacher said. "Suhavi's seat, which is in the first row of class, now lies vacant. She never came to me with any complaint. There was always a smile on her face," she added.

Ruveer's teachers described him as a bundle of joy. "He was one of those students who made it a point to wish each and every person on campus. He would demand parathas and keema in the cafeteria each time he entered, knowing fully well that it is a vegetarian cafeteria," said a teacher.

Candles were lit and floral tributes were paid to the two children.

Principal Harish Sanduja

expressed his grief and said, "It (the incident) shows how fragile our lives are. We pray that the family gets the strength to face this loss."

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