and we'll go on

hey, folks, back to my story again. this is chapter 4:
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“Hey, Sian, c’mon, you slowcoach! Time for fitness!” Stella gleefully called to her dog, running a good hundred feet ahead. “Oh, don’t shoot me this you’ll-pay-for-it - look again. You’re getting fat, you know. Remember our last appointment at the vet’s? She nearly fell unconscious when she saw your vitals! So say good-bye to your lazy life! Let’s go!”
Dwane hadn’t known she was a passionate jogger, until that very morning, but he managed to keep up with her speed, at the usual safe distance, of course. He was relieved she hadn’t noticed his presence three days before, as it had really just been pure luck for him. What he couldn’t quite understand, though, was his empathic ability concerning her state of emotions. Right now, he knew she was quite happy, looking forward to jogging for a while with her dog. Apparently, she had banned thoughts of the mysterious events from her mind. Perhaps his ability was thought as a kind of emphasize for him to believe she was the one destined for saving him. He would find out, he told himself, soon.
Returning to her apartment, Stella prepared a bowl of food for her dog before going to have a quick shower.
Sitting on her sofa again and watching her dog feed, his thoughts wandered away. He had never heard of a dog being called “Sian”. Of course, it was an Irish name, so it was rare in this area anyway, but nevertheless, it seemed unusual to him to name a pet thus. He would like to know how she had gotten the idea of that name. There were so many things he would like to know. Most of them were about her. Stop it, you need her help, not her life story!
Having finished and dressed, Stella returned to sit down in front of her laptop, obviously intending to start with her work. She now was… nervous, and anxious, about something, glancing at the clock every five minutes. Finally, at eleven a.m., she stood up and made herself ready to go out.
“Hey, Sian, I’ve got my appointment at the dentist’s. Time for me to go now, but I’ll be back soon. Boy, if only you knew how much I hate these appointments! Bye, baby!” With that, she left, Dwane following in her wake.