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Prayers Denied

By: ChoCedric

Cho Chang has lost her faith in a higher power. The reason is that she prayed for Cedric Diggory every single damn night that he was participating in the Triwizard Tournament. She prayed for him to be safe, to be careful, that nothing would harm him. She prayed that he'd always be there, solid and alive, in her arms.

But all her prayers were denied the instant she saw his lifeless eyes staring at her on the Quidditch pitch. The eyes seemed to be a direct jibe from God, it felt like. It felt as though He was saying, your prayers are not going to be answered the way you want them to. Those beautiful eyes are so empty, so devoid of any expression. Just looking at them was painful.

People tell her that God didn't deny her prayers, He just had other plans for Cedric. Cho wants to scream, what about our plans? What about the love we were going to share? All her dreams are now shattered, her life is broken. Those lifeless eyes are a sign that God does not like her, she thinks, so she has lost her faith and she doesn't pray anymore. And she knows she'll never see the boy she loves ever, ever again.