A throw of the lighter
A stupid distraction that takes over the whole conversation. Someone throws a lighter at your head, and you all just stop talking and start wondering if it was a real threat.
He threw the lighter at me like he was trying to prove he was crazy. I still don’t know what we were talking about.
She tossed the lighter like it was a grenade. We all froze and forgot our own names.
The lighter flew at my face. I forgot what my own thoughts were.