Should+he+leave+his+room+to+get+food?

Jack decided he would leave his room. Shivering, he stepped out of his bed, slowly letting his blankets fall off. He walked slowly out of his room and down the hall to the kitchen. He tried to grab some crackers, but first he needed a chair because he was too short to reach the cupboard. Running quietly across the kitchen floor, the shadows looking large, to the dining room he grabbed a chair. Dragging it away back to the kitchen he heard a noise. It was quiet, but loud enough for him to hear. //Scratch! Scratch! Scratch!// Should he go investigate? or Should he go back to his room?