diff --git a/snake.h b/snake.h
index ebe1192..fecbf01 100644
--- a/snake.h
+++ b/snake.h
@@ -2,100 +2,158 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <thread>
-#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <termios.h>
-#include <unistd.h> // for system clear
+#include <unistd.h> 
 #include <map>
 #include <deque>
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <fstream>
+
 using namespace std;
-using std::chrono::system_clock;
+using namespace std::chrono;
 using namespace std::this_thread;
-char direction='r';
 
+    
+char direction = 'r';
+bool paused = false;
 
-void input_handler(){
-    // change terminal settings
+void input_handler() {
     struct termios oldt, newt;
     tcgetattr(STDIN_FILENO, &oldt);
     newt = oldt;
-    // turn off canonical mode and echo
-    newt.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON | ECHO);
+    newt.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON | ECHO);   
     tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &newt);
-    map<char, char> keymap = {{'d', 'r'}, {'a', 'l'}, {'w', 'u'}, {'s', 'd'}, {'q', 'q'}};
+
+    map<char, char> keymap = {
+        {'d', 'r'}, {'a', 'l'}, {'w', 'u'}, {'s', 'd'}, {'q', 'q'}
+    };
+
     while (true) {
         char input = getchar();
-        if (keymap.find(input) != keymap.end()) {
-            // This now correctly modifies the single, shared 'direction' variable
+        if (keymap.count(input)) {
             direction = keymap[input];
-        }else if (input == 'q'){
+        } else if (input == 'p') {
+            paused = !paused;
+        } else if (input == 'q') {
             exit(0);
         }
-        // You could add an exit condition here, e.g., if (input == 'q') break;
     }
-    tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &oldt);
+
+    tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &oldt); 
 }
 
 
-void render_game(int size, deque<pair<int, int>> &snake, pair<int, int> food){
-    for(size_t i=0;i<size;i++){
-        for(size_t j=0;j<size;j++){
-            if (i == food.first && j == food.second){
+void render_game(int size, const deque<pair<int, int>>& snake,
+                 const pair<int, int>& food, const pair<int, int>& poison) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+        for (int j = 0; j < size; j++) {
+            if (i == food.first && j == food.second) {
                 cout << "🍎";
-            }else if (find(snake.begin(), snake.end(), make_pair(int(i), int(j))) != snake.end()) {
+            } else if (i == poison.first && j == poison.second) {
+                cout << "☠️";
+            } else if (find(snake.begin(), snake.end(), make_pair(i, j)) != snake.end()) {
                 cout << "🐍";
-            }else{
+            } else {
                 cout << "⬜";
             }
+        }
+        cout << "\n";
     }
-    cout << endl;
 }
+
+
+pair<int, int> get_next_head(const pair<int, int>& current, char dir) {
+    int x = current.first;
+    int y = current.second;
+
+    if (dir == 'r') return {x, (y + 1) % 10};
+    if (dir == 'l') return {x, y == 0 ? 9 : y - 1};
+    if (dir == 'd') return {(x + 1) % 10, y};
+    if (dir == 'u') return {x == 0 ? 9 : x - 1, y};
+
+    return current; 
 }
 
-pair<int,int> get_next_head(pair<int,int> current, char direction){
-    pair<int, int> next; 
-    if(direction =='r'){
-        next = make_pair(current.first,(current.second+1) % 10);
-    }else if (direction=='l')
-    {
-        next = make_pair(current.first, current.second==0?9:current.second-1);
-    }else if(direction =='d'){
-            next = make_pair((current.first+1)%10,current.second);
-        }else if (direction=='u'){
-            next = make_pair(current.first==0?9:current.first-1, current.second);
-        }
-    return next;
-    
+pair<int, int> generate_food(const deque<pair<int, int>>& snake,
+                             const pair<int, int>& avoid) {
+    pair<int, int> pos;
+    do {
+        pos = {rand() % 10, rand() % 10};
+    } while (find(snake.begin(), snake.end(), pos) != snake.end() || pos == avoid);
+    return pos;
 }
 
 
+void update_highscores(int score) {
+    vector<int> scores;
+    ifstream infile("highscores.txt");
+    int s;
+    while (infile >> s) scores.push_back(s);
+    infile.close();
 
-void game_play(){
+    scores.push_back(score);
+    sort(scores.begin(), scores.end(), greater<int>());
+    if (scores.size() > 10) scores.resize(10);
+
+    ofstream outfile("highscores.txt");
+    for (int sc : scores) outfile << sc << "\n";
+    outfile.close();
+
+    cout << "\n🏆 Top 10 High Scores 🏆\n";
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < scores.size(); i++) {
+        cout << i + 1 << ". " << scores[i] << "\n";
+    }
+}
+
+
+void game_play() {
     system("clear");
-    deque<pair<int, int>> snake;
-    snake.push_back(make_pair(0,0));
-
-    pair<int, int> food = make_pair(rand() % 10, rand() % 10);
-    for(pair<int, int> head=make_pair(0,1);; head = get_next_head(head, direction)){
-        // send the cursor to the top
-        cout << "\033[H";
-        // check self collision
+    deque<pair<int, int>> snake = {{0, 0}};
+    pair<int, int> food = generate_food(snake, {-1, -1});
+    pair<int, int> poison = generate_food(snake, food);
+
+    int score = 0, foodEaten = 0, speed = 500;
+
+    for (pair<int, int> head = {0, 1};; head = get_next_head(head, direction)) {
+        cout << "\033[H"; 
+        if (paused) {
+            cout << "Game Paused - Press 'p' to Resume\n";
+            sleep_for(200ms);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        // Collisions
         if (find(snake.begin(), snake.end(), head) != snake.end()) {
             system("clear");
-            cout << "Game Over" << endl;
+            cout << "Game Over! You ate yourself 🐍\n";
+            cout << "Final Score: " << score << "\n";
+            update_highscores(score);
             exit(0);
-        }else if (head.first == food.first && head.second == food.second) {
-            // grow snake
-            food = make_pair(rand() % 10, rand() % 10);
-            snake.push_back(head);            
-        }else{
-            // move snake
+        }
+        if (head == food) {
+            food = generate_food(snake, poison);
+            poison = generate_food(snake, food);
+            snake.push_back(head);
+            foodEaten++;
+            score += 10;
+            if (foodEaten % 10 == 0 && speed > 100) speed -= 50;
+        } else if (head == poison) {
+            system("clear");
+            cout << "Game Over! You ate poison ☠️\n";
+            cout << "Final Score: " << score << "\n";
+            update_highscores(score);
+            exit(0);
+        } else {
             snake.push_back(head);
             snake.pop_front();
         }
-        render_game(10, snake, food);
-        cout << "length of snake: " << snake.size() << endl;
-    
-        sleep_for(500ms);
+
+        render_game(10, snake, food, poison);
+        cout << "Score: " << score << "\n";
+        cout << "Length of snake: " << snake.size() << "\n";
+        cout << "Speed: " << speed << "ms\n";
+
+        sleep_for(milliseconds(speed));
     }
 }