Someone I can rely on

At 1 in the morning a guy I was messaging left me on read. Filled with anxious energy (both guy related and pandemic related) and otherwise alone, I suggested a walk to my dog. She was wagging her tail as we started down our loop along the dirt roads. The night was dark and branches cracked from unknown sources. At the 2k mark (out of 5k) gun shots erupted close to us. My dog was unfazed by it all. The next night she was waiting by the door and wagging her tail.