Brennan discovered that if you sat quietly in the forest, you could hear things that you normally didn't notice. In Washington, you couldn't hear things one block over. Out here, it seemed you could hear forever, even if she knew that wasn't possible.
Evening was approaching when she heard the first sound that didn't fit in with the rest. She'd already counted several different bird species based on differences in their call, and had collected a small pile of sticks and leaves to show to Hodgins when she got back to the lab. The small activities kept her mind active, even when her body couldn't be.
She was sorting leaves by their similarities, when she heard glass break. It was definitely far away, but Brennan was sure the sound came from the direction of her car. She considered yelling, but the lack of water made her voice rusty and weak; she was sure it would not cover the distance.
But the sound was enough to get her heart rate up. She hoped it was Booth breaking the window to her rental car, and not some kid looking to steal her stuff. There wasn't anything in there that would help Booth find her, but if he was near the car, that was a good sign.
Angela and the rest of the team were smart. If they'd figured out where her car was, they might have figured out what direction to look. Angela would have at least plotted likely locations based on the timing of made and missed phone calls.
More hopeful than she'd been in hours, she closed her eyes to get rid of any extra stimulus and just listened. If Booth started to yell, she wanted to make sure she heard him do it.