Tag Archives: The Regulars of Amanda Lexie

J. J. Hanna © 2023 Earlier that day. As a barista, I’d had my fair share of crazy mornings. From grumpy customers asking me to remake their drink four times because it still wasn’t right, getting all the way to the store to open and then realizing I left my apron at home, having theContinue reading “The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 8: Amanda”

J. J. Hanna © 2023 Amanda was always in on Thursdays. In all the years I’d been coming to this coffee shop, I’d never seen her miss a day. But this Thursday, despite my multiple visits back to the shop for more and more caffeine to keep me going, it was becoming clear she wasn’tContinue reading “The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 7: George”

J. J. Hanna © 2023 5:45 AM. As usual, I was right on time. But for the first time in a long time, Amanda wasn’t the one who greeted me. That didn’t bode well. For as good as this coffee shop was at giving me exactly what I wanted exactly how I wanted it, thatContinue reading “The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 6: Olivia”

J. J. Hanna © 2021 A week had gone by, and that should have been a relief to me. I wanted to believe everything was going to be okay. But the stranger had contacted me again with a plan perfectly outlining what I was supposed to do if the police tracked me down. Worse? TheContinue reading “The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 5: Adam”

J. J. Hanna © 2020 I pulled up to the drive through and let my car idle. It was going to be a long day. I could already tell that things weren’t going the way they should have. After all, when you’re the leader of Avalon, a criminal network connecting criminals to patrons and jobs,Continue reading “The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 4: George”

J. J. Hanna © 2020 Five forty-five A.M. I was right on time. Of course, everyone else was perfectly punctual as well. And it seemed that all of us had 5:45 a.m. booked for our morning coffee. Well. I assume most of them got coffee. Me? I didn’t need the caffeine, and I’d stopped drinkingContinue reading “The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 3: Olivia”

J. J. Hanna © 2020 I was tired. More and more, I realized I was always tired. I knew they’d tease me for it, but boy did I need that extra shot today. I pulled into the drive through lane and up to the speaker. “Good morning! How are you today, Adam?” I never knewContinue reading “The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 2: Adam”

J. J. Hanna © 2020 I pulled into the drive through like I did every morning, sliding my hands up and down my soft pink steering wheel cover. I stopped in front of the speaker box and waited for one of my barista’s familiar voices. “Good morning! How are you today—is that Lucielle?” I smiled.Continue reading “The Regulars of Amanda Lexie Part 1: Lucielle”