Jelly Donuts: Character Analysis

Jelly Donuts

It should be around in this block...aha! There it is! Roxie thought. It was four in the afternoon, and she just got out of school. She got a text from her best friend Pippy to come to her parents' Dunkin' Donuts quickly. Pippy was an energetic thirteen year old that still acted like a kid. Her curly, red hair tied in pigtails bounced constantly when she was happy. Roxie, meanwhile, was a tomboy with dark, shaggy hair and usually wears her soccer uniform to school. She goes to Pippy's middle school, but Pippy's in seventh grade and Roxie's in eighth grade, so they don't see each other often during school hours. Roxie knew that Pippy's parents died two weeks ago from a house fire, and it's been a hard time for her, so Roxie doesn't
exactly know what she wanted. She was on the front steps of the Dunkin' Donuts store. Roxie has been there a couple of times when Pippy's parents were alive, but the store looked nothing like it was before. Some of the wood planks on the steps were broken, most of the paint was peeled off, and both of the D's on the Dunkin' Donuts logo were gone. They're probably going to take it down soon since it's out of business Roxie thought. She opened the glass door. Pippy came out inside the store excitedly. "There you are! We have many things we need to go through!" Roxie gave her a weak smile. "Yeah... I guess. Well, you seem more happier than usual." "You bet I do! Now, come on!" Pippy squealed as she grabbed her arm and led her inside. Inside the Dunkin' Donuts, the place looked much worse. Some of the windows were broken, and the floor creaked with every step. All of the donuts were gone except... wait a second... Roxie thought. Are those, jelly donuts? All of the shelves were full of them. "You like 'em?" Pippy asked, as if she just read Roxie's mind. "I put them myself! Anyway, before we get started, I'm gonna go to the bathroom real quick, but you can help yourself with a jelly donut. Here!" She handed Roxie a jelly donut. "Be right back!" Pippy rushed to the bathrooms, leaving her alone in the dark donut store. She looked at the jelly donut her friend gave her, and gave it one bite. What the... she thought. The jelly... why does it taste like blood? She was a bit creeped out. Pippy was always a crazy person in general, but if she made these jelly donuts, why use blood instead of jelly? Roxie left the bitten jelly donut on the table. She waited for Pippy for fifteen minutes, and she began to wonder what's taking so long. She wanted to check the bathroom, but she forgot where they were. Her phone vibrated.
Roxie picked it up, and noticed that it was a text from Pippy. It read "you're next". What? Next for what? She was really panicking now. Normally, she'll just keep cool about it, but this was different. Knowing Pippy for about eight years, she knew that her friend could be really unpredictable. Things just got worse. After reading the text, Roxie heard a swooshing sound, along with footsteps. The footsteps seemed to be going around the entire store except the wall in front of her. The footsteps ended with the door being locked. She turned around, and she saw that all the blinds were closed. No person in sight. OK, this is just getting weird. She then turned back around to face the wall with the jelly donuts on the shelves, well, there used to be jelly donuts on the shelves. They were all gone, along with the donut Roxie took a bite on. She heard heavy breathing that wasn't hers. She turned back around and nearly had a heart attack. Right in front of her face was Pippy, but she was barely recognizable. Her entire body was covered in a cloak, and she was grinning a very wide smile. On her left hand was the jelly donut Roxie ate, and on her right hand was...well...it was a
knife. "Gah!
Oh, Pippy. I didn't recognize you. Um, why are you holding a knife?" "I want revenge," she replied carelessly. "Er...revenge on what?" "Oh, Roxie. You can be so clueless sometimes," Pippy giggled creepily. "In case you're wondering why I'm even here in this Dunkin' Donuts store, I wanted my parents' business to continue running. Of course, a donut shop can't run without donuts, so I stocked up these shelves with donuts that have my secret ingredient. You wanna know what the secret ingredient is? I'll give you a hint." She leaned over to Roxie's ear and whispered, "It's people." Wait a minute...the blood from the jelly donuts. Was the blood from her victims? Roxie thought. It all was suddenly making sense, and it looks like she was about to be Pippy's next victim. Unfortunately, it was a bit too late. Pippy grinned once more, dropped the jelly donut on her left hand, and suddenly pinned Roxie down. Her friend screamed, a blood curling scream, as she saw Pippy lift her knife up and come right down, targeting her heart. Roxie closed her eyes and took her final
breath.