Flash

I thought I heard a noise in our back yard. I first just looked, but it was night and dark. The noise had been a metallic click and then rustling of dry leaves. So I got my powered flashlight and stood out on the veranda looking over the yard for anything looking out of place. I know I shouldn't be doing this, I should have let my security detail - the risks are what they're paid for.
I saw the flash a micro-second before I heard the snap of the bullet being pushed from the end of the rifle and the splintering of the flashlight in my hand. Shit. He won this round.