How do I tell this girl I'm not helping her win?!?

Question

Ok, there are two people. One of them is my best friend. Known her since Kindergarten. The other one I've known for about 2 years. Well, the one I've known for 2 years takes violin lessons with my best friend. We were emailing each other about an hour ago. She said she needed me to do her a favor. The favor? To find out what my BEST friend was playing in the violin competition, so she could make her song better, & win the prize money. She said she doesn't think my best friend deserves it, & that SHE should win the prize money. I know! Really selfish. Well, this girl...she kind of intimidates me. She won't beat me up or anything, but she'll get mad at me. Not to mention, this girl's a liar, which means if I don't help her win, she'll probably end up spreading lies about me. I won't go behind my best friend's back, but I have 2 questions:

Should I tell my friend about this girl trying to use me to help her win the violin competition?

& how can I tell this girl I won't do what she says? Sorry, I'm very non-confrontational. :( and yes, this does sound like something from an after-school special. lol

Answer 1

First, I would tell your friend that someone tried to get some information from you about the competition but you refused to supply it because you thought it would create an unfair advantage.  I wouldn't offer nor supply details.  

Then I'd tell this other girl that your friend hasn't told you what she's playing so you can't be of any help.  Maybe even suggest she pick a song that is as high in difficulty as she can perform flawlessly and wish her luck.

If she starts spouting her mouth, just walk away.  If she starts lying, your friend will then know who it was.  And you win :)  Because your integrity is still intact.