diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/MessageController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/MessageController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..670529d
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+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/MessageController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Models\Message;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+use App\Http\Resources\MessageResource;
+use App\Http\Requests\StoreMessageRequest;
+
+class MessageController extends Controller
+{
+    /**
+     * Display a listing of the resource.
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function index()
+    {
+      $messages = Message::orderByDesc('created_at')->paginate(6);
+      return MessageResource::collection($messages);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Store a newly created resource in storage.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function store(StoreMessageRequest $request)
+    {
+        $user = Auth::user();
+        $message = new Message(['body' => $request->body]);
+        $user->messages()->save($message);
+
+        $messages = Message::orderByDesc('created_at')->paginate(6);
+        return MessageResource::collection($messages);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Display the specified resource.
+     *
+     * @param  int  $id
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function show($id)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the specified resource in storage.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
+     * @param  int  $id
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function update(Request $request, $id)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Remove the specified resource from storage.
+     *
+     * @param  int  $id
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function destroy($id)
+    {
+        //
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/StoreMessageRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/StoreMessageRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e7c0c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/StoreMessageRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Requests;
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
+
+class StoreMessageRequest extends FormRequest
+{
+    /**
+     * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function authorize()
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function rules()
+    {
+        return [
+          'body' => 'required|max:250',
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Resources/MessageResource.php b/app/Http/Resources/MessageResource.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f41d8a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Resources/MessageResource.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Resources;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Resources\Json\JsonResource;
+use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
+
+class MessageResource extends JsonResource
+{
+    /**
+     * Transform the resource into an array.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function toArray($request)
+    {
+      return [
+        'id' => $this->id,
+        'body' => $this->body,
+        'user' => new UserBasicResource($this->user),
+        'createdAt' => $this->created_at->diffForHumans(),
+      ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Resources/UserBasicResource.php b/app/Http/Resources/UserBasicResource.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..681e181
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Resources/UserBasicResource.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Resources;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Resources\Json\JsonResource;
+
+class UserBasicResource extends JsonResource
+{
+    /**
+     * Transform the resource into an array.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function toArray($request)
+    {
+      return [
+        'id' => $this->id,
+        'name' => $this->name,
+        'email' => $this->email,
+      ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Models/Message.php b/app/Models/Message.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c10f93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/Message.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class Message extends Model
+{
+    use HasFactory;
+
+    /**
+     * The attributes that are mass assignable.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $fillable = [
+      'body',
+    ];
+
+    public function user()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index 8baee7f..4139a28 100644
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -48,4 +48,9 @@ public function isAdmin(): bool
     {
       return $this->is_admin;
     }
+
+    public function messages()
+    {
+      return $this->hasMany(Message::class);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/database/migrations/2021_01_22_220306_create_messages_table.php b/database/migrations/2021_01_22_220306_create_messages_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40193ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2021_01_22_220306_create_messages_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+class CreateMessagesTable extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::create('messages', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->foreignId('user_id')->constrained()->onDelete('cascade');
+            $table->text('body');
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('messages');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index a46b22d..b4529f2 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use App\Http\Controllers\UserController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\TokenController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\AvatarController;
+use App\Http\Controllers\MessageController;
 
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -25,4 +26,7 @@
   Route::get('/users', [UserController::class, 'index']);
 
   Route::post('/users/auth/avatar', [AvatarController::class, 'store']);
+
+  Route::post('/messages', [MessageController::class, 'store']);
+  Route::get('/messages', [MessageController::class, 'index']);
 });