Maya Kandinski: Mayawas a 22-year-old junkie and prostitute when she met Morgan Pym. She sparks Morgan's intolerance of his own existence by reminding him of his lost love, Katrina. A bright, fragile and surprisingly well-educated kid from an upscale but abusive family, Maya has been on the streets since running away from home at age 17. She becomes Morgan's downstairs neighbor and he becomes her protector and the father figure she never had. Under his care, she kicks heroin and starts to heal her life. Actor: Sonya Salomaa