public Image blackScreen;
    public Image menuPanel;

    private bool pleaseOpenMenu;
    private bool pleaseCloseMenu;

    void Update () {


        // PLEASE OPEN / CLOSE MENU  PHASE 1
        if (pleaseOpenMenu == true && blackScreen.color.a > 0.95f)
        {
            blackScreen.gameObject.SetActive(true);
            menuPanel.gameObject.SetActive(true);
            StartCoroutine(FadeImage(blackScreen, true));

        }
        if (pleaseCloseMenu == true && blackScreen.color.a > 0.95f)
        {
            StartCoroutine(FadeImage(blackScreen, true));
            pleaseCloseMenu = false;
        }

        // PLEASE OPEN/CLOSE MENU PHASE 2
        if (pleaseOpenMenu == true && blackScreen.color.a < 0.01f)
        {
            blackScreen.gameObject.SetActive(false);
            pleaseOpenMenu = false;
        }
        if (pleaseCloseMenu == true && blackScreen.color.a < 0.01f)
        {
            blackScreen.gameObject.SetActive(false);
            menuPanel.gameObject.SetActive(false);
            pleaseCloseMenu = false;
        }


    }

    public void OpenMenu ()
    {
        blackScreen.color = new Color(255, 255, 255, 0.02f);
        blackScreen.gameObject.SetActive(true);
        StartCoroutine(FadeImage(blackScreen, false));
        pleaseOpenMenu = true;

    }

    public void CloseMenu ()
    {
        blackScreen.color = new Color(255, 255, 255, 0.02f);
        blackScreen.gameObject.SetActive(true);
        StartCoroutine(FadeImage(blackScreen, false));
        pleaseCloseMenu = true;
    }


    IEnumerator FadeImage(Image img, bool fadeAway)
    {
        if (fadeAway)
        {
            for (float i = 1f; i >= 0f; i -= Time.deltaTime)
            {
                img.color = new Color(0, 0, 0, i);
                yield return null;
            }

        }
        else
        {
            for (float i = 0f; i <= 1f; i += Time.deltaTime)
            {
                img.color = new Color(0, 0, 0, i);
                yield return null;
            }
        }
    }