Adrian dan Maura sudah menjadi sahabat selama hampir lima belas tahun. Mereka sudah berbagi segalanya. Tawa, riang, tangisan, kesedihan dan kebahagiaan. Bahkan mereka dikecewakan pasangan masing-masing dalam waktu yang berdekatan. Bagi Adrian tak ada lagi wanita baik dan bagi Maura tak lagi kata cinta dalam hidupnya. Tapi tak dapat dipungkiri, keduanya memiliki 'kebutuhan'. Sampai akhirnya, Adrian mengeluarkan sebuah ide gila yang tak pernah terpikirkan oleh dirinya maupun Maura. "Come on, Maura. We just having sex. I know you need that. So do I. Lagipula tanpa cinta orang bisa melakukannya, bukan? Atau kamu ada perasaan sama aku? "In your dream, Adrian. Lagipula kenapa aku harus melakukannya sama kamu? Aku bisa cari orang lain untuk itu." "Because I'm save and clean. Kamu tahu aku luar dalam. Lagipula bisa saja kan orang diluar sana memiliki penyakit dan vir.." "Ok. Stop it." "Jadi?" Maura hanya memutar bola matanya jengah, tetapi mulai berjalan menuju kamar Adrian dan mulai menanggalkan pakaiannya satu-persatu.

Batalnya pernikahan mereka karena suatu hal dan kesalahpahaman membuat keduanya berpisah. Bagi Aga Treviyan Mikail, bukan salahnya jika dia membenci Clara Nathania Wijaya. Dan dia sadar benar dalam lubuk hatinya sosok itu sulit ia hilangkan, begitu juga sebaliknya, Clara tidak bisa membenci Aga walau dia sering merasakan sakit hati karena perlakuan Aga padanya setelah mereka bertemu kembali.

Forged In Fire is the true story of a young girl's childhood in pre-WW II Tokyo; her schoolgirl dreams; the violence, starvation and desperation of wartime that drove her family out of the city; and the American Occupation that shaped Japan's future. It is the story of my mother, Rita (then named Tomoko), who was ten years old when World War II began and fourteen years old when it ended. Mom had often recounted her experiences to me and my siblings as we were growing up. At some point, Mom began urging us to write down her stories for her. I finally got around to honoring her request early last year (2014). Using audio recordings, notes, frequent phone calls and plenty of fact-checking, I eventually placed into chronological order the various fragments of her memories. On one hand, it is a young girl's story, told plainly. On the other hand, it is a remarkable glimpse into one of history's most tumultuous events - one not widely known. Mom was later diagnosed with cancer in July 2014 and eventually passed away at the age of 83 in August. Although severely weakened from her illness, she was happy and proud to hold a rough draft of the printed manuscript in her hands. It was her final wish that her story be published and so here it begins....