"That's all for today, kids! Good work!" called the director.
Conner walked off the set with the other kids, with whom he'd been filming another episode of the show he'd been part of for nearly 4 years. The others included his on-screen brother, who was the title character, and that boy's on-screen girlfriend, who Conner suspected might be his actual girlfriend, too.
He enjoyed every day of this show. He knew it would have to end eventually, but that was hopefully in the distant future.
Conner's mom and his agent had gotten him to start diversifying into movies, also. He'd played the kids of various screen parents, but had yet to make his movie breakout. That was ok by him. He wanted to have some semblance of normal life before he became nothing but a celebrity.
Conner was still able to go to school because the show shot on the weekends. He did well and tried his hand at Little League baseball, swimming, basketball, and even youth football.
He was still friends with Myra and Ian and Noah. She was smart and could always comfort him after a bad day. As for the boys, Ian struggled in school but was good at football and baseball, while Noah had been tested and discovered as a genius, so he was already in high school and nearing graduation. He was good at swimming and basketball, too.
Conner still didn't really get along with his mom. His dad was far more sympathetic. His sister Kate was 15 and a freshman in high school, while Gage was 12 and in sixth grade. Conner himself was 10 and in 4th grade. Kate had learned how to use her beauty to her advantage, becoming a cheerleader and having a steady stream of boyfriends, some even seniors. Gage, meanwhile, was determined to carve out his niche as an NFL star, and had become a talented member of youth football.
All in all, Conner's life was pretty good.