Watch: On Birthday, Best Friend's Surprise Leaves Woman Teary-eyed

Who does not like a good old birthday surprise? After all, It’s one of the most special days in a person’s life and they deserve all the best on their special day. The best surprises or gifts are not in kind but through assurance of someone being by your side, come what may. For example, paying your long-distance friend a surprise visit on their birthday will surely be a gift that they will cherish lifelong. A video recently going viral on social media has the entire internet welled up because of its emotional and heartwarming nature.

A woman is paid a surprise visit by her best friend on her birthday. It is the precise moment and technique of the surprise reveal with the woman’s reaction that strikes a chord with the hearts of users. The friend does not reveal her presence immediately but through a fun gig that even the woman’s husband is a part of.

In the viral video, a touching birthday surprise unfolds in a restaurant. A woman is celebrating her special day with her husband and another friend. They are seated at a table, enjoying their time, unaware of the surprise about to happen. Outside the restaurant, a friend of the birthday woman is preparing to make a heartfelt appearance. The friend outside approaches the restaurant’s glass window. Meanwhile, inside, the husband, who is part of the plan, takes out his phone and asks his wife to pose for a picture. Obliging, the birthday woman strikes a pose. Simultaneously, her friend outside mirrors the pose, making sure to be captured in the background of the photo.

When the woman looks at the picture her husband just took, she notices her friend standing behind her through the glass. She quickly turns around to confirm what she saw in the photo. Upon seeing her friend in person, she becomes overwhelmed with emotion. Tears of joy well up in her eyes as the realisation of the surprise sinks in. They both hug each other.

The video has received 25 lakh views and many tearful viewers have reminisced about how their own best friends surprised them on their birthdays.