You should be glad that you didn't
do anything about it and you didn't listen to your friend because she was
just trying to stress you and make you work harder. This was a really
tough competition. Still it was not trustworthy for her to lie to you.
All of the sudden your friend tries to convince you that there is another
rumor!
Think
that your friend is lying to you again and ignore her.
or
Put
aside what she said earlier and ask what the rumor is.