diff --git a/app/models/__init__.py b/app/models/__init__.py
index 68d5cd5..bc43d51 100644
--- a/app/models/__init__.py
+++ b/app/models/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-from app.models.base import Base
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+from app.models.base import Base
+from app.models.message import Message
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diff --git a/app/models/message.py b/app/models/message.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f721e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/message.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from datetime import datetime
+from sqlalchemy import Column, Integer, String, DateTime, Boolean
+
+from app.models.base import Base
+
+
+class Message(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "messages"
+
+    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True, index=True)
+    sender = Column(String, nullable=False)
+    recipient = Column(String, nullable=False)
+    content = Column(String, nullable=False)
+    timestamp = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow)
+    is_read = Column(Boolean, default=False)
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diff --git a/app/schemas/__init__.py b/app/schemas/__init__.py
index e69de29..787ddd4 100644
--- a/app/schemas/__init__.py
+++ b/app/schemas/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from app.schemas.message import MessageBase, MessageCreate, MessageResponse
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diff --git a/app/schemas/message.py b/app/schemas/message.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9de6d2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/schemas/message.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Optional
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+
+class MessageBase(BaseModel):
+    sender: str
+    recipient: str
+    content: str
+
+
+class MessageCreate(MessageBase):
+    pass
+
+
+class MessageResponse(MessageBase):
+    id: int
+    timestamp: datetime
+    is_read: bool
+
+    class Config:
+        orm_mode = True
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diff --git a/migrations/versions/add_message_model.py b/migrations/versions/add_message_model.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a11fd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/add_message_model.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+"""Add Message model
+
+Revision ID: add_message_model
+Revises: initial_migration
+Create Date: 2025-06-05
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = 'add_message_model'
+down_revision = 'initial_migration'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.create_table('messages',
+        sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('sender', sa.String(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('recipient', sa.String(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('content', sa.String(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('timestamp', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column('is_read', sa.Boolean(), nullable=True),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id')
+    )
+    op.create_index(op.f('ix_messages_id'), 'messages', ['id'], unique=False)
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.drop_index(op.f('ix_messages_id'), table_name='messages')
+    op.drop_table('messages')
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
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