diff --git a/src/chunk.zig b/src/chunk.zig
index 5553975..cbb5317 100644
--- a/src/chunk.zig
+++ b/src/chunk.zig
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 
+const value = @import("value.zig");
 const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 
 // hack. ugly hack. zig has compiler crash.
 const AllOpcodes = struct {
-    pub Return: u8 = 0,
+    pub Constant: u8 = 0,
+    pub Return: u8 = 1,
 };
 
 pub const OpCode = AllOpcodes{};
@@ -18,31 +20,63 @@ fn simpleInstruction(
     return offset + 1;
 }
 
+fn constantInstruction(
+    stdout: var,
+    comptime name: []const u8,
+    chunk: *Chunk,
+    offset: usize,
+) !usize {
+    // get the constant's index in constants slice
+    var idx = chunk.code[offset + 1];
+
+    try stdout.print("\t{}\t{} '", name, idx);
+    try value.printValue(stdout, chunk.constants.values[idx]);
+    try stdout.print("'\n");
+
+    return offset + 2;
+}
+
 pub const Chunk = struct {
     count: usize,
+    lines: []usize,
     code: []u8,
+
     allocator: *Allocator,
+    constants: value.ValueList,
 
     pub fn init(allocator: *Allocator) !Chunk {
         return Chunk{
             .count = 0,
             .allocator = allocator,
             .code = try allocator.alloc(u8, 0),
+            .lines = try allocator.alloc(usize, 0),
+            .constants = try value.ValueList.init(allocator),
         };
     }
 
-    pub fn write(self: *Chunk, byte: u8) !void {
+    pub fn write(self: *Chunk, byte: u8, line: usize) !void {
         if (self.code.len < self.count + 1) {
             self.code = try self.allocator.realloc(
                 self.code,
                 self.count + 1,
             );
+
+            self.lines = try self.allocator.realloc(
+                self.lines,
+                self.count + 1,
+            );
         }
 
         self.code[self.count] = byte;
+        self.lines[self.count] = line;
         self.count += 1;
     }
 
+    pub fn addConstant(self: *Chunk, val: value.Value) !u8 {
+        try self.constants.write(val);
+        return self.constants.count - 1;
+    }
+
     pub fn disassembleInstruction(
         self: *Chunk,
         stdout: var,
@@ -50,10 +84,18 @@ pub const Chunk = struct {
     ) !usize {
         try stdout.print("{} ", index);
 
+        if (index > 0 and self.lines[index] == self.lines[index - 1]) {
+            try stdout.print("   | ");
+        } else {
+            try stdout.print("{} ", self.lines[index]);
+        }
+
         var instruction = self.code[index];
 
-        if (instruction == 0) {
+        if (instruction == OpCode.Return) {
             return try simpleInstruction(stdout, "OP_RETURN", index);
+        } else if (instruction == OpCode.Constant) {
+            return try constantInstruction(stdout, "OP_CONSTANT", self, index);
         } else {
             try stdout.print("Unknown opcode: {}\n", instruction);
             return index + 1;
@@ -64,7 +106,7 @@ pub const Chunk = struct {
         try stdout.print("== {} ==\n", name);
 
         var i: usize = 0;
-        while (i < self.count) : (i += 1) {
+        while (i < self.count) {
             i = try self.disassembleInstruction(stdout, i);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index c895b02..46801f3 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -113,7 +113,12 @@ pub fn main() !void {
 
     // this crashes zig??? lol
     //var opcode_byte: u8 = @enumToInt(chunk.OpCode.Return);
-    try chk.write(chunk.OpCode.Return);
+    //try chk.write(chunk.OpCode.Return);
+
+    var constant = try chk.addConstant(1.2);
+    try chk.write(chunk.OpCode.Constant, 123);
+    try chk.write(constant, 123);
+    try chk.write(chunk.OpCode.Return, 123);
 
     try chk.disassemble(stdout, "test chunk");
 }
diff --git a/src/value.zig b/src/value.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a84a79e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/value.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+
+const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
+
+// NOTE: right now, only numbers.
+pub const Value = f64;
+
+pub fn printValue(stdout: var, value: Value) !void {
+    try stdout.print("{}", value);
+}
+
+pub const ValueList = struct {
+    count: u8,
+    values: []Value,
+    allocator: *Allocator,
+
+    pub fn init(allocator: *Allocator) !ValueList {
+        return ValueList{
+            .count = 0,
+            .allocator = allocator,
+            .values = try allocator.alloc(Value, 0),
+        };
+    }
+
+    pub fn write(self: *ValueList, value: Value) !void {
+        if (self.values.len < self.count + 1) {
+            self.values = try self.allocator.realloc(
+                self.values,
+                self.count + 1,
+            );
+        }
+
+        self.values[self.count] = value;
+        self.count += 1;
+    }
+};