There was a boy named Arif who lived a very simple life. He was not very popular, not very loud, but he had a very soft heart. One day he met a girl named Maya.
Maya was cheerful, kind, and beautiful in a way that made people feel comfortable around her. When Arif first saw her, he didn't realize that this meeting would change his life.
Slowly, Arif started liking her. That liking quietly turned into love.
But Arif was the kind of person who loved silently. He never forced his feelings on anyone. Instead, he cared for Maya in small ways—helping her, listening to her problems, and always being there when she needed someone.
Maya thought of him as just a good friend.
Years passed like that.
One evening, while they were watching the moon from the college rooftop, Arif softly said,
"I think some people love others more than the moon."
Maya laughed and said,
"That sounds very dramatic."
Arif smiled but said nothing more.
Because sometimes people hide their deepest feelings behind a smile.
After some time, Arif suddenly disappeared from Maya's daily life. He stopped coming to college, stopped replying to messages, and nobody seemed to know where he had gone.
At first Maya didn't think much about it.
But slowly she began to miss him.
She missed the small conversations, the quiet support, and the way he always understood her.
One day she found an old notebook Arif had left behind.
Inside were many pages filled with thoughts, poems, and one name written again and again.
Maya.
On the last page it said:
"If someday you realize how much I loved you, I hope you will smile, even if I am not around."
That was the moment Maya finally understood.
She began searching for him everywhere.
But the truth she found was heartbreaking.
Arif was gone.
Gone from the world.
That night Maya looked at the moon and cried quietly. She finally understood the love that had always been standing beside her.
But life sometimes teaches lessons too late.
And some love stories remain unfinished forever. Ajadh prem