The speaker, Grace, is planning to tell her brother Stephen some bad news. She is nervous about it and is trying to figure out how to break the news to him. Stephen is a runner and is out for a morning run. Grace tries to catch up with him to tell him the news, but he is too fast. She comes up with a plan to make him a special breakfast, including waffles, watermelon, and Gatorade, in an attempt to soften the blow. When Stephen returns from his run, Grace presents him with the breakfast and eventually tells him that the "dormition" (likely a time machine) has been stolen. Stephen is not upset and comes up with a plan to get it back.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The speaker woke up early to catch someone named Stephen before he went for a run.
2. Stephen is the speaker's brother.
3. The speaker had bad news to tell Stephen but was nervous about telling him.
4. The speaker initially tried to catch up to Stephen while he was running but couldn't keep up.
5. The speaker then came up with a plan to stop Stephen by offering him water, but Stephen didn't stop.
6. The speaker came up with another plan to stop Stephen by offering him candy, but Stephen didn't stop again.
7. The speaker then decided to prepare a surprise breakfast for Stephen to make him happy before telling him the bad news.
8. The speaker made waffles, watermelon, and Gatorade for Stephen's breakfast.
9. The speaker greeted Stephen at the door with the breakfast and told him about it.
10. Stephen liked the breakfast and sat down to eat with the speaker.
11. The speaker finally told Stephen the bad news, which was that the "Dormition" got stolen.
12. Stephen was not upset and told the speaker not to worry.
13. Stephen had a plan to get the stolen item back and asked the speaker for help.
14. The speaker agreed to help Stephen and felt relieved that he wasn't upset.