A small christmas gift from my side :)

Sharing the first chapter of the book 'Love from the Sidelines'.

(I'm keeping my fingers crossed in the hope that you like it.)

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"I catch myself staring into nothing with a stupid ass grin on my face. I try to distract myself by doing laundry and watching television, but again…

A few minutes into these mundane tasks…

I catch myself staring into nothing with a stupid ass grin on my face.

There is a beat to my step now.

Almost like a dance.

From the head banging noise of Heavy Metal and the thump! Thump! Thump of House and Trance, I'm back to the melody of music and lyrics again.

Bryan Adams makes me smile.

James Blunt seems to be singing just for me.

And, embarrassingly enough, even Celine Dion and Aretha Franklin make sense.

The evening breeze whispers music in my ears and I, giving lyrics to the music, have a sudden urge to sing out loud and dance the Tango.

Or the Waltz.

(I don't know how to dance either of them but I still feel like it.

Come to think of it, I'm sure he does.

He seems like a person who would know.

He seems to know everything anyway.

Perhaps he can teach me and then we can dance together.)

Movies are not just a way to kill time anymore.

A Walk in the Clouds makes me cry.

Pretty Woman is Oh! So beautiful.

Notting Hill makes me jump up and scream.

And James Dean makes my knees go week again.

I keep going back to Erich Segal's Love Story to read my favorite passages.

Passages that I had underlined a long time ago.

Had remembered word for word.

And then, over the years, had buried them in the confines of my past.

I remember these passages again.

Word for word.

Random people on the streets smile at me now. And I smile back and say Hello!

Driving in my car I find myself having conversations with myself.

Conversations I'd like to have with him.

Happy conversations.

Fun conversations.

Even my clothes fit better now.

And I painted my nails today after what seems like years.

Every time I see a Green Honda CRV, I think it's him.

Every time the phone rings, I wish it's him.

He is the first thought in my mind when I wake up.

He is the last thought in my mind before I sleep.

I dream of him all night long.

I think of him all day. "

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Hi Mayank :) Its so great to see you back here :)

I was waiting to catch hold of the book and bingo it is here. Glad you even thought of posting it on IF in this forum, You so seem to be a part of us out here :)

Firstly Thank you for posting:)

Like you once said before, this book you have written from the point of view of a woman. That must have taken a lot of time and negotiations eh? Its always been difficult for a man to understand a woman's heart and vice versa, Though this first part seems to make me want to read more as it actually portrays a woman's heart tenderly, It feels great just reading the book from a famous personality like you, Its always good to know who the writer is. :)

Cant wait to catch it. Writing has been a great art, I have always loved writing :)You can post it here too if you wish :) Writers Corner :) and even here Fan Fiction :)

Merry Christmas to you too, There could be no better present from you.

- Steff

P.S: If there could be any better gift from your side this Christmas then it would be yours and Drushti's return to DMG which I long stopped watching.

P.S 1: I'm that Steff who always bugged you on Facebook 😆

congrats mayank..that was very well written .......thanks for the lovely christmas gift and a merry christmas and a happy new year to u too..and yes your coming back in dmg will be a bigger gift for all of us here....god bless u !!

gud to see u mayank !!!!!!!!!.........how r u??

wow just read the part that u posted .......it must have been difficult to write a story from woman's point of view.....will definitely read your book.😃

ho nice place

Originally posted by: mr.superkool

ho nice place

hii sheff and hii sjain

and everyone merry christmas from my side to all😊

hiiiiiii............merry christmas!!!!!!

@steff thanks

these are the words that make it worth all. No amount of money or fame can compete it. Thanks again :)

Originally posted by: mayankanand

@steff thanks

these are the words that make it worth all. No amount of money or fame can compete it. Thanks again :)

You replied to me ❤️
Your welcome. This post is worth it all :) Its always been a pleasure watching you :) Come back to TV soon though :)

and yes a P.S as usual : I love Erich Segal's Love Story, Very touching :)