Under The Same Moon

episode 8 (final episode)

UNDER THE SAME MOON

Episode 8 — Under The Same Moon 🌙🖤

Some love stories begin with happiness.

Aarav and Kiara’s began with storms.

And maybe that’s why neither of them noticed when the storm finally became too big to survive.

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Three days after the kiss at Marine Drive…

Everything fell apart.

Kiara’s peaceful morning ended the moment Sana burst into the hostel room holding her phone.

“You need to see this right now.”

Kiara frowned sleepily.

“What happened?”

Sana’s expression looked panicked.

And suddenly—

Kiara’s stomach dropped.

Because deep down…

She already knew this was about Aarav.

Sana slowly handed her the phone.

A news article filled the screen.

FAMOUS MUSICIAN AARAV MALHOTRA SPOTTED WITH MYSTERY GIRL AFTER ALINA CONTROVERSY RESURFACES

Below it—

Photos.

Her photos.

Aarav kissing her in the rain at Marine Drive.

Kiara’s chest stopped working properly.

“No…”

More articles appeared instantly.

More headlines.

More comments.

More cruelty.

Another girl after Alina?

Poor girl doesn’t know his past.

Red flag man strikes again.

Kiara’s hands shook violently.

Because this wasn’t private anymore.

Their feelings.

Their moments.

Their kiss.

The entire world had touched it now.

And suddenly—

Her phone started ringing endlessly.

Friends.

Unknown numbers.

Even her mother.

Fear wrapped around her throat instantly.

—

Meanwhile, across the city—

Aarav destroyed his manager’s office.

A glass shattered against the wall violently while everyone stood frozen in silence.

“WHO LEAKED THE PHOTOS?”

His manager looked terrified.

“We’re trying to handle it—”

“Handle it?!” Aarav shouted furiously. “They’re dragging her into this!”

That was the problem.

Not his reputation.

Not the media.

Kiara.

They were hurting Kiara.

And Aarav would rather destroy himself than watch that happen.

Maya entered the office quietly.

“Aarav.”

“Not now.”

“You need to calm down.”

“I said NOT NOW.”

The room fell silent.

Aarav ran frustrated hands through his hair breathing unevenly.

Because for the first time in years…

He felt helpless.

He could survive hatred.

He could survive scandals.

But the thought of Kiara crying because of him?

That destroyed him completely.

—

By evening, heavy rain covered Mumbai once again.

Kiara sat alone near her hostel window trying not to cry while thunder echoed outside.

Her phone buzzed constantly with notifications.

She finally switched it off completely.

Silence.

But silence hurt too.

A soft knock interrupted her thoughts suddenly.

Her heartbeat reacted instantly.

Aarav.

Of course.

Kiara opened the door slowly.

And the moment she saw him—

Everything broke.

Aarav looked exhausted.

Worried.

Guilty.

The second their eyes met, Kiara burst into tears.

Aarav crossed the room immediately.

“Hey— hey—”

She pushed against his chest angrily.

“This is exactly what I was scared of!”

“I know.”

“You said you’d protect me!”

“I’m trying—”

“Your world is destroying me, Aarav!”

The words shattered both of them.

Aarav went silent instantly.

Because deep down…

He knew she was right.

Kiara wiped tears angrily from her face.

“I can’t breathe in your world.”

Every sentence felt like a knife.

Aarav looked completely broken now.

Rain crashed violently outside while silence filled the room between them.

Finally, he whispered softly—

“What do you want me to do?”

Kiara’s chest hurt unbearably.

Because the answer was impossible.

She loved him.

God, she loved him so much.

But loving Aarav came with pain attached to it.

Fear.

Chaos.

Darkness.

And she didn’t know if she was strong enough anymore.

Kiara looked away slowly.

“I think…” Her voice cracked painfully. “I think we need to let each other go.”

The room went completely silent.

Aarav stared at her like she had physically shattered his heart.

“No.”

One word.

Broken.

Terrified.

Kiara cried harder instantly.

“Aarav…”

“No.”

He stepped closer desperately.

“We can fix this.”

“You can’t fix everything!”

“I’ll try.”

His voice cracked for the first time.

And somehow that hurt more than anything else.

Because Aarav Malhotra never begged.

Never.

But tonight?

Tonight he looked like a boy terrified of losing the only thing keeping him alive.

Kiara closed her eyes painfully.

“Please don’t make this harder.”

Aarav stood frozen.

Rain echoed around them endlessly.

And slowly…

The fight disappeared from his expression.

Leaving only heartbreak behind.

He nodded once.

Tiny.

Destroyed.

“Okay.”

That one word nearly killed her.

Aarav walked toward the door quietly.

But before leaving—

He stopped.

Without turning around, he whispered softly—

“You were the best thing that ever happened to me.”

Then he left.

And Kiara collapsed crying the second the door closed.

Because sometimes love isn’t enough to save two people.

Sometimes timing ruins everything.

And sometimes…

The right person arrives in the wrong life.

—

Months passed.

Mumbai slowly moved on like it always did.

The media found new scandals.

New headlines.

New people to destroy.

But neither Aarav nor Kiara truly moved on.

Kiara focused on college again.

Smiled more.

Pretended better.

But every rainy night still reminded her of him.

Meanwhile Aarav disappeared from interviews completely.

His new album released quietly.

No promotions.

No appearances.

Just music.

And every single song sounded heartbreakingly familiar.

Like love letters hidden inside melodies.

—

One cold December night—

Kiara walked alone through Marine Drive after finishing a college event.

The city lights shimmered beautifully against the ocean waves.

And above her—

The moon glowed softly in the dark sky.

The same moon.

A sad smile touched her lips.

Because despite everything…

A part of her still belonged to him.

Always would.

Then suddenly—

A familiar guitar melody drifted through the night air.

Her heartbeat stopped.

No.

Slowly, Kiara turned around.

And there he was.

Aarav.

Standing beneath the streetlights with a black guitar in his hands.

Looking at her exactly the same way he did the first night they met.

Like she was both peace and destruction at once.

Neither spoke.

Neither moved.

The city noise faded quietly around them.

Aarav stepped closer slowly.

Kiara felt tears burn in her eyes instantly.

Months disappeared in one second.

Because no matter how much time passed…

Some souls never truly leave each other.

Aarav stopped in front of her.

Close enough to hear her breathing.

Close enough to break all over again.

His voice came softly.

“I wrote something for you.”

Kiara’s heart cracked.

Aarav looked up toward the moon briefly before whispering—

“No matter where life takes us… whenever you look at the moon…”

His eyes returned to hers.

“…a part of me will always be looking at it with you.”

And suddenly Kiara understood.

Maybe love wasn’t always about staying.

Maybe sometimes…

Love meant existing inside someone forever.

Even after goodbye.

Tears rolled silently down her cheeks while Aarav gently wiped one away.

Neither asked the universe for promises anymore.

No dramatic ending.

No perfect future.

Just two hearts standing beneath the same moon once again.

Still loving each other quietly.

Still breaking for each other softly.

Still connected in ways life could never fully destroy.

And somewhere above the stormy city lights of Mumbai—

The moon watched them both.

Just like it always had. 🌙🖤