I get that there is a suspension of disbelief, grace you give a writer because the character needs to get into a jam and smart people it's harder to write getting into that situation. However, at a point you have to wonder if the motivation for the character is there for them not to take the easy route out (calling for help), which for most would have been only episode 02 and a broken foot. They shouldn't have did this at this early point. Even if he would get in trouble, even if he is a dumb kid, he wouldn't keep lying.
