Walk of the dead man

As Ved moved over burning coal, his eyes got red as if blood was running through them. His skin was getting peeled off slowly. The coal didn’t burn with flames but shimmered with a little red light. Those who were standing close could feel the heat. As he moved, sometimes Ashes and Sparks flew through the air. Third-degree burns could be easily seen all over his legs. But not even a single mark of suffering was to be seen on Ved’s face. He just kept on moving slowly until the end. To complete his “walk of the dead man”.

10 days earlier

“Do you even have an idea what you’re saying” Ved’s mother shouted at him. Ved just kept his head low, not to disappoint his mother anymore.
“Life has come to this! Why Lord? Why?” She said while looking at the sky. “But maa, I love her” Ved said without a single sign of regret in his eyes.
“Don’t you know what happens if someone from our tribe marries someone from outside?,” her mother asked, with a polite pace. “Yes I do” he said. “Then why are you doing this to us? Is her love greater than our tribe?” She added. Ved just kept staring at his feet....

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