`` first the whole stage fright thing , now this 'i was embarrassed ' act ... '' `` i was embarrassed ! '' it towered a hundred stories over the city . tiny is n't really that small , but she 's nearly a foot shorter than me and the robe makes her look young-too young to be out in the big , bad city without me . there 's so much i thought i understood , but that 's not the truth . with twenty-four hours left to go , they were ready . and than she saw her mother twitch in surprise . 