Let me start by saying I'm a terrible person. My father is diabetic. For his 60th birthday last month, my mom spent a lot of money on a special sugar-free cake that cost 45k because it was imported ingredients. The cake was beautiful - 3 tiers, decorations, everything. After the party, there was half a cake left. Mom kept it in the fridge and said 'everyone, please oh, this cake is expensive and special for your dad. Nobody should touch it.' We all agreed. Fast forward to 2am that same night. I came back from a club, drunk and HUNGRY. I opened the fridge. Saw the cake. My drunk brain said 'just a small slice.' I cut a slice. It was AMAZING. Before I knew it, I had eaten THE ENTIRE HALF that was left. The whole thing. I panicked. I hid the evidence. Washed the knife and plate thoroughly. Went to bed. Next morning, hell broke loose. My mom was SCREAMING about the cake. My dad was hurt because he wanted to eat it slowly for a week. Everyone gathered in the sitting room. My mom asked who ate it. Nobody confessed. Then she looked at the housegirl and said 'Blessing, you're the only one who woke up early. You cleaned the kitchen. Did you eat the cake?' The housegirl started crying, saying she didn't touch it. My mom didn't believe her. She said 'you're lying! You're always eating our food!' (which wasn't even true). My dad was calm but disappointed. He told my mom to let it go, but my mom was FURIOUS. She said 'I can't have a thief in my house' and fired her that same day. The girl packed her things crying, saying she didn't do it, but nobody believed her. I watched her leave. I said NOTHING. That was 3 weeks ago. I haven't been able to sleep properly since then. That girl lost her job because of MY greed. She was sending money home to her village to support her family. My mom told everyone in the family that we fired our housegirl for stealing. The girl's reputation is ruined. She's probably struggling to find another job now because of the bad reference. I want to confess SO badly, but how do I tell my family I let an innocent person suffer for 3 weeks? How do I face my father who will be so disappointed? How do I face my mother who will never forgive me? My siblings will call me a coward. Everyone will hate me. But that girl doesn't deserve this. I'm haunted by her face when she was begging my mom to believe her. Last week I tried to find her number to send money but I don't have it. I'm thinking of confessing this week but I'm TERRIFIED.