I have made sure all my hardware is wired correctly to the best of knowlege but when i run the program and press each button the motor stays at $0$ RPM$.$ my objective is to get the motor to move in the positive direction with one button and the negative with the other. I will provide my code as well. $//$ variables

const int forwardPin $=8$;

const int backwardPin $=12$;

const int delayTime $=1000$;

const int but$1$pin $=2$;

const int but$2$pin $=3$;

int but$1$;

int but$2$;

void setup$()\{$

pinMode$($forwardPin$,$OUTPUT$)$;

pinMode$($backwardPin$,$OUTPUT$)$;

pinMode$($but$1$pin,INPUT$\_$PULLUP$)$;

pinMode$($but$2$pin,INPUT$\_$PULLUP$)$;

$\}$

void loop$()\{$

but$1=$ digitalRead$($but$1$pin$)$;

but$2=$ digitalRead$($but$2$pin$)$;

if$($but$1==$ HIGH$)\{$

digitalWrite$($forwardPin$,$LOW$)$;

$\}$

else$\{$

digitalWrite$($forwardPin$,$HIGH$)$;

$\}$

if$($but$2==$ HIGH$)\{$

digitalWrite$($backwardPin$,$LOW$)$;

$\}$

else$\{$

digitalWrite$($backwardPin$,$HIGH$)$;

$\}$

$\}$