Hidden Truths of a Growth Suppressor

I grew an inch and my parents were furious. I was always the smallest kid in

every class. My parents told me I had a rare condition that prevented me from growing

normally, and I needed to take medication every day or I'd get very sick.

The medication was these blue pills that my mom kept locked in a safe in her closet.

Every morning she'd watch me swallow one, and then check my mouth to make sure

I'd actually taken it. When I was 16, I was four foot eight and weighed

85 pounds. My doctor kept saying everything looked normal for my condition, and my parents seemed

satisfied. Then one day, I was home sick from school and I heard my parents