diff --git a/source/code/TextManager.hpp b/source/code/TextManager.hpp
index 7e34fa8..18d3ed3 100644
--- a/source/code/TextManager.hpp
+++ b/source/code/TextManager.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ private:
 	unsigned long int time = 0;
 	unsigned long int placeTime = 0; //Then the text was placed
 public:
-
+	bool inUse = false;
+	
 	TextMessage() {
 	}
 
@@ -69,33 +70,29 @@ class TextManager {
 public:
 	static const int maxNumberOfTexts = 6*12*2*2;
 	TextMessage textArray[maxNumberOfTexts];
-	bool textUsed[maxNumberOfTexts];
 
 	TextManager() {
-		for (int i=0; i<maxNumberOfTexts; i++) {
-			textUsed[i] = false;
-		}
 	}
 
 	int addText(int x, int y, const std::string& Text,unsigned int Time) {
 		int textNumber = 0;
-		while (textNumber<maxNumberOfTexts && textUsed[textNumber]) {
+		while (textNumber<maxNumberOfTexts && textArray[textNumber].inUse) {
 			textNumber++;
 		}
 		if (textNumber==maxNumberOfTexts) {
 			return -1;
 		}
 		textArray[textNumber] = TextMessage(x,y,Text.c_str(),Time);
-		textUsed[textNumber] = true;
+		textArray[textNumber].inUse = true;
 		return 1;
 	}  //addText
 
 	void update() {
 		for (int i = 0; i<maxNumberOfTexts; i++) {
 
-			if (textUsed[i]) {
+			if (textArray[i].inUse) {
 				if (textArray[i].removeMe()) {
-					textUsed[i] = false;
+					textArray[i].inUse = false;
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/source/code/main.cpp b/source/code/main.cpp
index a957dbc..d299993 100644
--- a/source/code/main.cpp
+++ b/source/code/main.cpp
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ static void DrawBalls() {
 		}
 	} //for
 	for (int i = 0; i < globalData.theTextManager.maxNumberOfTexts; ++i) {
-		if (globalData.theTextManager.textUsed[i]) {
+		if (globalData.theTextManager.textArray[i].inUse) {
 			int x = globalData.theTextManager.textArray[i].getX()-12;
 			int y = globalData.theTextManager.textArray[i].getY()-12;
 			DrawIMG(iChainFrame,globalData.screen,x,y);