Paige Jennings

Paige Jennings's History

Paige Jennings, born as Galina Mikhailovna Petrova (Russian: Галина Михайловна Петрова) is the daughter of undercover KGB Directorate S agents Philip and Elizabeth Jennings as well as the older sister of Henry Jennings. She also has a half-brother, Mischa, from a previous relationship of her father's.

Mature for her age, she always knew that there was something bizarre about her family. She eventually learns who her parents really are and joins them in their work.

Paige was born in 1968 after her parents were instructed by the Center to have children in order to blend in like a typical American family.

In 1981, Paige was as an average 13-year-old teenager. When Philip took her to the mall to go shopping, a pedophile named Errol Bengoster hit on her, and Philip explained to her that she was getting older and guys would notice her. She later became a target for recruitment although Philip and Elizabeth were initially reluctant to introduce her to their lifestyle.

In early 1982, Paige began attending church for the first time. Although having atheist parents, she did not let their religious stubbornness interfere with her interest in Christianity. Possessing an ideology similar to Elizabeth's, she longs for world peace and is involved in anti-government protests. She once noted how she was inspired by people making sacrifices for the greater good, just like Jesus did in the Bible.

Paige soon became suspicious of her parents' activities while befriending Pastor Tim and his wife Alice, being introduced to the Reed Street Church's teachings, much to the dismay of her parents. After discovering that her parents were really Russian spies she told Pastor Tim and eventually told her parents that he knew. They asked the pastor and his wife to keep their secret and later asked Paige not to tell Henry.

When Paige turned 16 her mother decided it was time to introduce her to her parents' lifestyle and started training her to fight like them as well as being introduced to Gabriel and Claudia (their KGB handlers).

After high school, she attended George Washington University. Paige is very mature for her age. She is studious in school, involved in church, and watches over Henry while her parents are away. Initially perceived as soft and delicate, she slowly became more and more strong-willed like her mother. Her rebellious personality came about when her parents started acting irrationally with her.

By 1987, she was accompanying her mother on several missions but their cover was eventually discovered by Stan Beeman, who let them go after Philip asked him to take care of Henry. Even though Paige was going to accompany her parents back to Russia without Henry, she decided to leave them on the train that was heading for the Canadian border. All alone, she returned to Claudia's apartment.

When she exploded in anger at her mother for the history of lies she and deceit, it was clear that she feared the sort of life her parents had led. Heading to a country whose language she did not speak and where human rights were not valued — Paige was always committed to human rights after her experiences in the progressive church — it was not surprising to see her remain in the USA at the final moment. Her horror at leaving Henry behind without a family was greater than the problem of separating herself from a mother whom she had witnessed killing two men. In the end, she was an American girl who was deeply imprinted with American values before her relatively brief flirtation with the life her parents had led.