(Mina is used to being the best, but on her first year in med school she finds someone who can beat her.)
Competitive wasn't a strong enough word to describe Myoui Mina. Ever since she was little, her father had taught her that being less than the best was not an option. She had been valedictorian in high school, graduated top of her undergraduate class and was easily accepted into Medical School. She had met a couple of people who had given her a run for her money along the way, but no one had ever come close to beating her. She's used a combination of hard work, natural smarts, and, when it was called for, intimidation to get to where she was now. Yes, Mina was competitive, but she had never really had any real competition until now.
Their grades were in for the first round of midterms. Mina had dragged Sana, her roommate, to the school bright and early to check on their grades. Sana had complained that they could check them online but Mina had insisted. She was sure she'd gotten an A in every class but she loved seeing her name at the top of all the lists. They got to the board where all the grades were posted and Mina smiled. She checked on the first list, her eyes going immediately to the first name which was... not hers. "Im Nayeon?"
She looked for her other classes. Her name was second to this Nayeon girl in all of them except for Anatomy. Mina's mouth fell open in shock. She slowly walked away from the board with one hand on her chest until her back hit the wall on the other side of the hallway. She slid down to the floor mumbling.
Sana wasn't sure what to do. She hadn't known Mina for that long, they were assigned a room together at the beginning of the semester and they had become friends, good friends even, but she hadn't seen Mina this upset before. She kneeled down in front of her.
"Mina, it's okay. I'm sure you'll get an A next time." She patted her knee.
Mina blinked and looked up at Sana. "I did get A's."
Sana scrunched up her face confused. "Then what's the problem?"
Mina took a deep breath, a look of determination that made Sana fear for her life settled on her face. "Im Nayeon is the problem."
Sana raised her eyebrow. "What did Nayeon do?"
Mina gasped. "You know her?"
"I've talked to her a couple of times before class." Sana shrugged. "She's nice."
Mina scoffed. "Nice people don't take my top spot."
Sana tried not to roll her eyes at that. "I doubt she did it on purpose, she probably doesn't even know you exist."
"Oh, she will."
Nayeon had never cared about being the best at anything. She'd always had good grades, but she wasn't worried about being at the top of her class. She had fun in high school; she was popular enough to get away with being in all AP classes, math club and be a cheerleader.
When her father died of an aggressive brain tumor, Nayeon decided wanted to be a doctor. She got into a top tier college and worked hard to keep her GPA up. She also partied hard; she had been social chair of her sorority and dated liberally. She had never had a serious relationship, most people bored her, and she preferred to just be friends with the people who didn't. It was less complicated, less drama. When she finished her undergrad, she got a scholarship to go to Med school. She had stopped partying and focused on her classes.
Nayeon liked the program but she hadn't really made any friends. Not that she had actually tried to be friends with anyone, most people seemed incredibly self centered and stuck up, and they were so competitive it scared her. She had talked a couple of times with a girl that hadn't been so bad, a bubbly, but she wouldn't call her a friend.
