White Christmas Musical Snow Globe At Tj Maxxxmass -

Nothing.

The sign at TJ Maxx said “TJ Maxxxmass: Where the Deals Are Frosty.” It was misspelled, but so was everything else in Lucy’s life this December. white christmas musical snow globe at tj maxxxmass

She found it on a bottom shelf, behind a pile of velvet pumpkins that had somehow survived two seasons. A single, dented box: White Christmas Musical Snow Globe. The picture showed a tiny plastic cabin, pine trees, and a dome of glitter that was supposed to swirl when you shook it. Nothing

She set the globe on her nightstand and went to sleep. A single, dented box: White Christmas Musical Snow Globe

Lucy turned it. Once. Twice. The music grew louder. The room’s walls began to shimmer, wallpaper turning into birch bark. The floor softened into packed snow. The ceiling lifted into a black, starless sky.

And Lucy realized: she wasn’t looking into the globe anymore.

The last thing she heard before the dome sealed shut was Ethan the cashier’s voice, tinny and distant, like a ghost on a broken speaker: “Yeah, that one’s been returned three times this week. Merry Christmas.”