


Later, when Cory talks to Maya, she admits that she has no one at home to help her with homework. Even though Riley is a part of the protest, only Maya gets into trouble. Riley joins in, but Maya soon causes trouble when the fire alarm goes off and the water sprinklers turn on. Maya starts a school protest, and she continually chants, "No homework, more freedom!" Since Riley wants to be like her, Maya tells Riley that this is her chance to be like her if she joins the protest. Later, at school, Cory gives out an assignment, to write an essay on something that's worth fighting about. She has a "relationship" with him for about a minute before letting Riley talk to him. On the subway, Maya pushes Riley into a a cute boy's lap, who is later revealed to be Lucas Friar, a new kid at their school. After Cory assures Riley that he and Topanga will be there for her, Maya and Riley head off to the subway. Maya tries to convince Riley to sneak out on to the subway, but right after they sneak out the window, Cory follows them back in through the window. In the Season 3 episodes Girl Meets Triangle, Girl Meets Upstate and Girl Meets True Maya, Riley believes that Maya is going through an identity crisis as she is being less rebellious and becoming more like her when Riley is proven right, she helps Maya find her true self again. Maya depends heavily on Riley to help her and fix her problems, or come up with a scheme one exception was in Season 2's Girl Meets Creativity, when Riley used reverse psychology to get Maya to open up about believing in art. In " Girl Meets Flaws," Maya revealed "broken" as her personal flaw, saying that it doesn't feel so bad when she "owns" it. Moreover, as her best friend, Riley is not only aware that Maya's outward toughness is often a façade, but she also knows her vulnerabilities. Much of her brashness could be borne of the fact that her father abandoned her when she was five. But Maya has admitted that she is not always proud of the person she is. Outwardly, Maya conveys a "bad girl" persona- overconfident, tough, quick-witted and sarcastic she has been described as a female version of Shawn, and her loyalty to Riley (and vice versa) gave her a bit of a popularity boost. Maya is almost the exact opposite of Riley when it comes to personality one might say that Maya is the "Spice" to Riley's "Sugar" and "everything nice". 5.3.13 Girl Meets the Great Lady of New York.5.2.18 Girl Meets the Forgiveness Project.5.1.13 Girl Meets Home for the Holidays.
