diff --git a/src/main/java/Vertex.java b/src/main/java/Vertex.java
index 35719b8..a96306d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/Vertex.java
+++ b/src/main/java/Vertex.java
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import org.jheaps.AddressableHeap;
+
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
 public class Vertex implements Serializable, Comparable<Vertex> {
@@ -5,6 +7,9 @@ public class Vertex implements Serializable, Comparable<Vertex> {
     private  Integer vertexLabel;
     private  Integer sequence;
     private  Integer occupancy;
+    private  Integer readCount;
+    private  Double potential;
+    private AddressableHeap queue;
 
     public Vertex(Integer vertexLabel) {
         this.vertexLabel = vertexLabel;
@@ -20,6 +25,14 @@ public class Vertex implements Serializable, Comparable<Vertex> {
         this.occupancy = occupancy;
     }
 
+    public Vertex(SequenceType type, Integer sequence, Integer occupancy, Integer vertexLabel, Integer readCount) {
+        this.type = type;
+        this.vertexLabel = vertexLabel;
+        this.sequence = sequence;
+        this.occupancy = occupancy;
+        this.readCount = readCount;
+    }
+
 
     public SequenceType getType() {
         return type;
@@ -94,4 +107,11 @@ public class Vertex implements Serializable, Comparable<Vertex> {
         return this.vertexLabel - other.getVertexLabel();
     }
 
+    public Integer getReadCount() {
+        return readCount;
+    }
+
+    public void setReadCount(Integer readCount) {
+        this.readCount = readCount;
+    }
 }