" Hmm," Maximo mumbled a little under his breath. In the eyes of his buddies, Maximo is the center of the attention. Rod got to his feet and made his way over to Maximo's side of the room. Maximo looked up at Rod, a troubled expression on his face as he peered at him. "How do you feel, Max? Do you think you're all right?" Rod inquired. When Maximo finally opened his eyes fully, the first thing he noticed was Rod's face, which he had never seen before. " What exactly happened?" Maximo inquired, perplexed by what had transpired a short while before. Maximo is making an unsuccessful attempt to sit on the floor. Rod noticed that Maximo was having difficulty getting to his feet and extended his hand to help him. Chrisanto approached Maximo while Jimmy and Russell pushed themselves to the

