secrets // h.s.

Arabella Marx is a nineteen year old intern, working for the New York Times as part of her internship program at NYU. She works as an assistant for a young reporter, Sebastian Winters, who has been chasing a certain story - or man, rather - for months now. Sebastian likes to call him the 'X-man.' There's a thief in New York City, that has robbed two banks, three convenient stores, and one outlet mall. He's never been spotted on video, no one has ever snapped any photos of him, other than one snapshot from behind. One night, Sebastian sends Bella out to gather photos from the last crime scene, - the convenient store on the corner - and while there, she's confronted by a lanky man with wild brown hair, and a thick English accent. He leaves her a few ominous words, then leaves without a goodbye, only to show up again. Soon, Bella realizes exactly who has been paying her all of these visits, and she's frightened for her life.