Imagine if Jill runs away with MC, Jill becomes pregnant and she dies in childbirth, MC's son meets a rich girl and everything turns into a cycle.
Eventually, the economy of the BaDIK universe completely falls apart as rich fathers refuse to start construction projects... Tragic, really.
She just can´t handle conflicts.
Dad is mad cause she´s into girls? Avoid Dad, go for that free Tution with the HOTs (although she´s clearly uncomfortable with them)
Girlfriend wants to move away? Yeah sucks, but whatever, let her leave. (She has to know it at the time MC knows it, still MC visits her while she stays at her Dormroom)
Girlfriend joins College so she can´t avoid her anymore? Let´s talk for an hour and everything is fine again.
MC is mad at her? She needs to talk it out (seemingly she doesn´t really care, if MC has feelings for her or she for the MC. If he´s a nice guy she takes the risk and tells you "Let´s never fight like that again", if he´s a bad guy conflict is bound to happen so she doesn´t risk it, Friendship works just fine either way)
She goes with the flow. Don´t piss anyone off, avoid conflict, run away from problems. Only facing it, when she can´t run away anymore.
I agree Maya is a relatively passive person who would prefer to avoid conflict.
I don't think she actively runs away from problems, though. She's the one who doesn't try to leave when Josy shows up and starts all the drama. Maya does TRY to talk to the MC a couple times after he storms out, and eventually just monologues at him when he uses poor Karen as a human shield. And the whole reason she's pledging the HOTs is to SOLVE the problem with her father, even if the solution looks dubious to us.
I think Maya is willing to confront her problems, she just prefers to do so in her own time (which is slow), and not necessarily head on.
Its clearly known that some actions carry heavy consequences... Why are those two exempt?
Same reason we can't call Quinn out on her prostitution ring, or let Derek down and tell the DIKs to go screw, or why Chad can sucker punch us even if we win the fight. Sometimes, the needs of an orderly plot come first.
Also, to be fair to the MC, it's not clear exactly how much trust he's placing in Maya just yet (assuming you don't ask to continue the relationship, of course). He leaves her and Josy in the library, then finishes up Hell Week without any further interaction. It's quite possible the friendship will be more distant going forward, especially since they will presumably no longer be roommates.
It seems likely Maya will eventually turn to the MC for help with her scavenger hunt, but thus far she only discusses that if you continue the relationship with her (in which scenario I think it's fair to say the player forgives her). But it's possible those who stay 'friends' will have some say in how much effort the MC will put into helping her.
The needs of the plot will come first, but I certainly hope we get the option to turn our focus elsewhere.