Most Beautiful Snow Globe Novels & Stories

I said, already stepping toward the door. “You’re like a magpie with shiny things,” he said dryly but followed me anyway. Inside, I looked around at the delicate sculptures. There were glass animals, flowers and even tiny glass buildings. One particular figure caught my eye, a miniature glass rose encased in a clear sphere. “It’s beautiful,” I whispered and picked it up carefully. "Do you like it?" Dominic asked. "Yes." He nodded. “You should have it.” I turned to him in surprise. “What? No, it’s too much.”

I stood still, watching as strands of hair fell to her forehead, how she pushed it back gently yet not breaking her gaze with the snowball. I was losing focus. “You like it?” I asked. She jumped slightly on hearing my voice, turning immediately to look at me, immediately shifting her gaze away from mine and making minimal eye contact. Her ear grew red within seconds, leaving me amused. “Sorry, I haven’t seen any quite like it.” She says, cleaning her palms against her sweat pants. “Yeah, it’s a rare one,” I say, staring at the snow globe. It was a gift from her. It’s unique at that too.

The store worker greets her with a smile on her face. Smiling back at the worker, Xue Mei looks around the store. Everything in the shop is essentially a hand-crafted glass souvenir. She's watching the snow globe on the rack. It is so cute and very retro. “The snow globe can be designed to your liking, miss.” “Oh?” She looks at the price tag. ‘300 dollars?!’ "If you want us to design it, the price is at least 400 dollars and over," said the store worker once again. Xue Mei laughs awkwardly while putting it back. "Oh, ha, ha... I see."