diff --git a/clox/src/memory.c b/clox/src/memory.c
index ead60c8..169d846 100644
--- a/clox/src/memory.c
+++ b/clox/src/memory.c
@@ -1,14 +1,36 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include "memory.h"
+#include "vm.h"
 
-void* reallocate(void* pointer, size_t oldSize, size_t newSize) {
+void *reallocate(void *pointer, size_t oldSize, size_t newSize) {
   if (newSize == 0) {
     free(pointer);
     return NULL;
   }
 
-  void* result = realloc(pointer, newSize);
-  if (result == NULL) exit(1);
+  void *result = realloc(pointer, newSize);
+  if (result == NULL)
+    exit(1);
   return result;
 }
+
+static void freeObject(Obj *object) {
+  switch (object->type) {
+  case OBJ_STRING: {
+    ObjString *string = (ObjString *)object;
+    FREE_ARRAY(char, string->chars, string->length + 1);
+    FREE(ObjString, object);
+    break;
+  }
+  }
+}
+
+void freeObjects() {
+  Obj *object = vm.objects;
+  while (object != NULL) {
+    Obj *next = object->next;
+    freeObject(object);
+    object = next;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/clox/src/memory.h b/clox/src/memory.h
index a810bd7..f7946f6 100644
--- a/clox/src/memory.h
+++ b/clox/src/memory.h
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
 #define clox_memory_h
 
 #include "common.h"
+#include "object.h"
 
 #define ALLOCATE(type, count)                                                  \
   (type *)reallocate(NULL, 0, sizeof(type) * (count))
 
+#define FREE(type, pointer) reallocate(pointer, sizeof(type), 0)
+
 #define GROW_CAPACITY(capacity) ((capacity) < 8 ? 8 : (capacity)*2)
 
 #define GROW_ARRAY(type, pointer, oldCount, newCount)                          \
@@ -16,5 +19,6 @@
   reallocate(pointer, sizeof(type) * (oldCount), 0)
 
 void *reallocate(void *pointer, size_t oldSize, size_t newSize);
+void freeObjects();
 
 #endif
diff --git a/clox/src/object.c b/clox/src/object.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9622327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clox/src/object.c
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "memory.h"
+#include "object.h"
+#include "value.h"
+#include "vm.h"
+
+#define ALLOCATE_OBJ(type, objectType)                                         \
+  (type *)allocateObject(sizeof(type), objectType)
+
+static Obj *allocateObject(size_t size, ObjType type) {
+  Obj *object = (Obj *)reallocate(NULL, 0, size);
+  object->type = type;
+
+  object->next = vm.objects;
+  vm.objects = object;
+  return object;
+}
+
+static ObjString *allocateString(char *chars, int length) {
+  ObjString *string = ALLOCATE_OBJ(ObjString, OBJ_STRING);
+  string->length = length;
+  string->chars = chars;
+  return string;
+}
+
+ObjString *takeString(char *chars, int length) {
+  return allocateString(chars, length);
+}
+
+ObjString *copyString(const char *chars, int length) {
+  char *heapChars = ALLOCATE(char, length + 1);
+  memcpy(heapChars, chars, length);
+  heapChars[length] = '\0';
+  return allocateString(heapChars, length);
+}
+
+void printObject(Value value) {
+  switch (OBJ_TYPE(value)) {
+  case OBJ_STRING:
+    printf("%s", AS_CSTRING(value));
+    break;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/clox/src/object.h b/clox/src/object.h
index a26077f..965b905 100644
--- a/clox/src/object.h
+++ b/clox/src/object.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ typedef enum {
 
 struct Obj {
   ObjType type;
+  struct Obj *next;
 };
 
 struct ObjString {
diff --git a/clox/src/vm.c b/clox/src/vm.c
index fae0092..d253d67 100644
--- a/clox/src/vm.c
+++ b/clox/src/vm.c
@@ -26,9 +26,12 @@ static void runtimeError(const char *format, ...) {
   resetStack();
 }
 
-void initVM() { resetStack(); }
+void initVM() {
+  resetStack();
+  vm.objects = NULL;
+}
 
-void freeVM() {}
+void freeVM() { freeObjects(); }
 
 void push(Value value) {
   *vm.stackTop = value;
diff --git a/clox/src/vm.h b/clox/src/vm.h
index a781647..6c6ada8 100644
--- a/clox/src/vm.h
+++ b/clox/src/vm.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ typedef struct {
   uint8_t *ip;
   Value stack[STACK_MAX];
   Value *stackTop;
+  Obj *objects;
 } VM;
 
 typedef enum {
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ typedef enum {
   INTERPRET_RUNTIME_ERROR
 } InterpretResult;
 
+extern VM vm;
+
 void initVM();
 void freeVM();
 InterpretResult interpret(const char *source);