JAL, my good man, I agree with you about Lily. I like Lily, too. She is great. I would also be interested in her backstory and family circumstances, which are probably quite different than Maya's.
Calling Maya delusional is so wrong though. Naive okay. But delusional? Besides, that would also make Camila and Mona delusional. They believed the rumor too. Only these two have less self-respect than Maya. With Camila and Mona, Quinn was able to reveal her cards faster and they go along with it. Okay, Mona pulls the emergency brake in time and then gets to leave, more or less voluntarily.
I'm afraid I need to be a little more explicit. What kind of family and friends do you have? I really don't mean this in a bad way. There are different cultures and societies in this world, with different traditions and customs.
In my country, it is a matter of course to help family and friends when it is within my means. And if I ever need help, you are there for me too. Maybe that's why I don't understand this lack of understanding to help Maya?
Yes, Maya lied and concealed. Jill hid her family name. Rusty also didn't mention that he was a mayor. So we weren't allowed to learn until the end of EP8 that Sage is the adopted daughter of Stephen and Jade Burke and, more importantly, that Tybalt is her stepbrother. Yes, we also learned that Jamie likes to garden and write poetry. What I forgot? Isabella's locked door. I could list more examples, but that's too boring. More important is why people lie and hide. People learn through experiences in their lives what can or better should not be said.
In Jill's case, for example, I assume she wanted to be perceived by the MC as a person, not as Royce. Jamie had a hard time with his father because of his hobbies and was bullied by his classmates.
Now back to Maya and Josy. When Patrick found out about his daughter's lesbian relationship, he forced Maya to stay away from Josy. From the person she loved. How did he force her? By holding her future life hostage. Can be read at the end of EP6. Now these two teenagers have had such an experience. I would have been more surprised if Josy and Maya had told the MC about their relationship right away. Derek puts it well in EP4. "Not everyone is cool with homosexual relationships".
One more thing about the teenagers. Read again the MC's address to the DIK at the end of EP5.