Yes, but...

After a minute of heavy breathing to calm my insane heartbeat, I decided to risk a peek. In for a penny, in for a pound, right? I leaned over centimeter by centimeter until I could see most of the room, except for the chair Jessie had placed herself in. As the chair slowly came into view, it was empty. _Uh-oh,_ I thought. I kept scanning further, until I could see the entire room. I presumed she snuck out of the room after she saw me.

Should I bail, now that it looked like I didn't have surprise on my side? Or push on?