We have been advised to pray to Allah even if we run short of "salt" in our house. Never, never ever think that you should not pray because you want blah blah stuff. Brother, whether you pray it or not, who is gonna give you that? So it's better to him in person. We may go to xyz and ask him to give us something we want but we can't pray to Allah because we think those think are not worth enough to be asked from Allah. Hahaha... Like, do you have a limited number of wishes or prayers that you don't want to mis-use them. He has given you unlimited wishes. Never hesitate to ask from Him. And this is an advice to everyone.
I'll share my way praying from Allah. When I pray, I say to Allah that there isn't anything that is impossible for you. You have the supreme powers to do anything. So I'll not ask you to give me xyz if it is suitable for me. But I'll ask you to make it suitable for me if it isn't because you are the only one who can do it. Trust me, if your intentions are right, He'll surely give you what you want. And even then if He doesn't, then there really is something which isn't good for us and which we are unable to see. But again, one day, He'll show you that thing for which He didn't fulfill your wish. And that day you'll say, waqai Allah k har kaam mai behtari hoti hai.
Best of luck for your future. Pray and work hard. He must have planned something better for you.