The Scammer

I'm so glad I finally have friends... I say now. Before I became rare, I was constantly ridiculed and bullied. But now that I have a membership, I'm popular! People fight one another to buddy me. My den is always full, and each day I log in, my Jam-A-Grams are overflowing with gifts and praise. It's so nice, so easy to get used to, that I almost forgot what I was like before. Before my life on Animal Jam turned from lame to fame...

I was a nonmember. I wasn't rare... although so many jammers were. And most of the time, I was okay with that. Most of the time. But I couldn't STAND when people bragged about their 'wealth'. The more I played, the more the game meant to me, the harder it became to be 'unrare'.

One day, I was in Jamaa Township. There was a New Jammer there. A tiny white bunny with female eyes, she danced around and said, "Trade Me!" I opened the New Jammer's trade menu out of pity, to see what puny store-bought items she wanted us to trade for. Then, I gasped out loud.

Because the poor, stupid New Jammer had one of the rarest items in Animal Jam - a black Worn Blanket - on their trade.

I hastily ran into Jam Mart Clothing and purchased the Rare Item Monday. I then raced back outside, clicked the New Jammer's trade list, and clicked the Worn. I put the Monday rare in the trade slot - and clicked the Trade button.

I waited, breath bated, and guess what? The Accept Trade screen came up.

For a second, I hesitated to click the button. ''Why am I doing this? ''I thought. Am I doing this?

''Yes, you are doing this. That dumb New Jammer won't know what hit her!''

I clicked the button and... the Worn was mine.

In shock, I went to my inventory and put it on my animal. I looked so... sophisticated. Like I stood a chance.

''New Jammer? Noob Jammer is more like it! ''I laughed to myself as I admired my look.

Next, I turned to my rare buddies. They were easy to convince... very easy. ''Thank Mira for trust trading! ''I thought as I accepted my buddy's attempt of three longs for a necklace. I laughed with the animated emoji - I was a member now - and locked them out before they could say a word.