THE PARTY’S OVER NEW HOPE

Emily Casey, 24, from Darwen

Rifling through the kitchen drawers, I cursed myself for not being organised. ‘There must be a pen in here somewhere,’ I said.

Finally, an old biro popped its little head out from under a pile of old bills.

‘Yes! Got ya!’ I sung.

I was compiling a list of things I’d need for my singledom celebration party and I wanted to make sure it went without a hitch.

My ex, Luke Clark, 24, and I had recently parted ways after nearly eight years together, due to his aggression and terrible mood swings.

I threw a Christmas party to celebrate

We’d met when we were both just 16 and had quickly settled down together, and made a lovely life for ourselves.

The two of us really were the best of friends.

But when I fell pregnant with our first child, Alfie, now