You can come out now, and you can stop worrying, too. You've been dealing with an internal tug-of-war for days, trying to decide whether to choose the responsible thing to do or the fun thing to do. If you're clever: and everyone knows you're extremely clever: you can do both. Be diligent during the day. In fact, work overtime a bit if you have to. But once quitting time comes, get out of there and put it all behind you.