Only a Small Amount of Me Remains
This woman believed that she could keep vampires at a distance for her own protection, despite the fact that the vampire in the first edition of “Dracula” was repulsed by the flowers of garlic rather than the bulbs themselves. If she does this and explains why, you just can’t picture the guy being over the moon happy about it.
There is not a single plausible explanation for why I should not have responded with “no,” Miss. She put herself in a precarious situation because of the mistake she made when she tried to avoid kissing him. If the guy enjoys garlic, she is in a lot of danger right now.