Sequoia Coast god loves you, but not enough to save you

But the sobbing could not last. It could not sustain itself; Dinah could not sustain it. Life goes on.
Life went on, time still spurs on around her even as she wished so desperately for it to stop.
And after a time, the wrench of weeping lifts, and Dinah is left a puddle in the warm cradle of dark arms. Her eyes open and she stares at the inner tendon of Ava's elbow. Words do not come to her for a while as she heaves harsh, painful breaths, until finally:
Ava, her voice rings hollow, embittered, drained. did you ever believe in God? It's okay if you don't, or didn't, and when the silence follows, she raises a paw to her running nose and adds, quietly, effortlessly, I don't think I do anymore.