Alex looked up from the back of Eli's black leather jacket as buildings appeared along the road. The town seemed small, but well kept. If she weren't so exhausted she would be in full on panic mode trying to remember how she got here but she just wanted to get coffee and food and rest. The motercycle slowed down a bit and Alex could see a coffee shop in the distance, across the road from a mechanic shop.
Eli pulled over in frount of the coffee shop. There seemed to be about three people inside that Alex could see from outside the glass doors.
"Here we are," said Eli as he shut off the engine. "The best-and only- coffee shop in town. Also serves as a breakfast pastery shop. Don't worry, the owners are nice and give a free coffee and donut to new comers," he said, getting off the bike and helping Alex down.
They turned to face the shop entrance...
(Ever start a story with present tense then merge into past tense and have to rewrite half of it? Heh )